What color is #705D7F?

#705D7F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705D7F?

The RGB value is 112, 93, 127: 112 red, 93 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705D7F?

The complementary color is #6C7F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705D7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705D7F color

#705D7F rgb(112, 93, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #705D7F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.5% green and 49.8% blue (112, 93, 127).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#705D7F color codes

HEX	`#705D7F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 93, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 27%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.47, 14.69, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.47, 21.85, 312.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.427, 12.806, 21.786)`
Decimal	`7363967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705D7F, 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 #705D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #705D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705d7f; }
.text { color: #705d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 93 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705d7f, #7f5d7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #705D7F?: #705D7F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705D7F?: The RGB value is 112, 93, 127: 112 red, 93 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705D7F?: The complementary color is #6C7F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705D7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.