What color is #705581?

#705581 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705581?

The RGB value is 112, 85, 129: 112 red, 85 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705581?

The complementary color is #668155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705581?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705581 color

#705581 rgb(112, 85, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #705581 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 33.3% green and 50.6% blue (112, 85, 129).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#705581 color codes

HEX	`#705581`
RGB	`rgb(112, 85, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 33.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.45, 20.04, -20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.45, 28.66, 314.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.892, 11.527, 22.258)`
Decimal	`7361921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705581, 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 #705581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #705581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705581; }
.text { color: #705581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 85 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705581, #81557c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #705581?: #705581 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705581?: The RGB value is 112, 85, 129: 112 red, 85 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705581?: The complementary color is #668155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705581?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.