What color is #705C82?

#705C82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705C82?

The RGB value is 112, 92, 130: 112 red, 92 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705C82?

The complementary color is #6E825C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705C82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705C82 color

#705C82 rgb(112, 92, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #705C82 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.1% green and 51% blue (112, 92, 130).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#705C82 color codes

HEX	`#705C82`
RGB	`rgb(112, 92, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 29%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.32, 16, -18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.32, 24.24, 311.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.538, 12.711, 22.802)`
Decimal	`7363714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705C82, 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 #705C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #705C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705c82; }
.text { color: #705c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 92 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705c82, #825c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #705C82?: #705C82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705C82?: The RGB value is 112, 92, 130: 112 red, 92 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705C82?: The complementary color is #6E825C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705C82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.