What color is #705C7B?

#705C7B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705C7B?

The RGB value is 112, 92, 123: 112 red, 92 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705C7B?

The complementary color is #677B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705C7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705C7B color

#705C7B rgb(112, 92, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #705C7B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.1% green and 48.2% blue (112, 92, 123).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#705C7B color codes

HEX	`#705C7B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 92, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, 14.39, -14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 20.35, 315.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.084, 12.529, 20.412)`
Decimal	`7363707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705C7B, 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 #705C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #705C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705c7b; }
.text { color: #705c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 92 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705c7b, #7b5c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #705C7B?: #705C7B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705C7B?: The RGB value is 112, 92, 123: 112 red, 92 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705C7B?: The complementary color is #677B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705C7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.