What color is #70568A?

#70568A 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 #70568A?

The RGB value is 112, 86, 138: 112 red, 86 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70568A?

The complementary color is #708A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70568A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70568A color

#70568A rgb(112, 86, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #70568A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 33.7% green and 54.1% blue (112, 86, 138).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#70568A color codes

HEX	`#70568A`
RGB	`rgb(112, 86, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 33.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 38%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.11, 21.58, -24.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.11, 32.97, 310.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.596, 11.935, 25.575)`
Decimal	`7362186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70568A, 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 #70568A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70568A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #70568A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70568a; }
.text { color: #70568a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70568a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 86 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70568a, #8a568a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #70568A?: #70568A 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 #70568A?: The RGB value is 112, 86, 138: 112 red, 86 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70568A?: The complementary color is #708A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70568A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.