What color is #70527F?

#70527F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70527F?

The RGB value is 112, 82, 127: 112 red, 82 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70527F?

The complementary color is #617F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70527F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70527F color

#70527F rgb(112, 82, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #70527F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 32.2% green and 49.8% blue (112, 82, 127).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#70527F color codes

HEX	`#70527F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 82, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 32.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.6, 21.41, -20.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.6, 29.7, 316.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.53, 11.012, 21.487)`
Decimal	`7361151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70527F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #70527F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70527F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #70527F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70527f; }
.text { color: #70527f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70527f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 82 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70527f, #7f5277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #70527F?: #70527F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70527F?: The RGB value is 112, 82, 127: 112 red, 82 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70527F?: The complementary color is #617F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70527F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.