What color is #705672?

#705672 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705672?

The RGB value is 112, 86, 114: 112 red, 86 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705672?

The complementary color is #587256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705672?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705672 color

#705672 rgb(112, 86, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #705672 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 33.7% green and 44.7% blue (112, 86, 114).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#705672 color codes

HEX	`#705672`
RGB	`rgb(112, 86, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 33.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 25%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.11, 16.08, -11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.11, 19.96, 323.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.047, 11.316, 17.413)`
Decimal	`7362162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705672, 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 #705672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #705672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705672; }
.text { color: #705672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 86 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705672, #725666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #705672?: #705672 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705672?: The RGB value is 112, 86, 114: 112 red, 86 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705672?: The complementary color is #587256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705672?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.