What color is #705E8D?

#705E8D 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 #705E8D?

The RGB value is 112, 94, 141: 112 red, 94 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705E8D?

The complementary color is #7B8D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705E8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705E8D color

#705E8D rgb(112, 94, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #705E8D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.9% green and 55.3% blue (112, 94, 141).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#705E8D color codes

HEX	`#705E8D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 94, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 33%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.32, 17.43, -23.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.32, 29.11, 306.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.491, 13.373, 26.959)`
Decimal	`7364237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705E8D, 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 #705E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #705E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705e8d; }
.text { color: #705e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 94 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705e8d, #875e8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #705E8D?: #705E8D 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 #705E8D?: The RGB value is 112, 94, 141: 112 red, 94 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705E8D?: The complementary color is #7B8D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705E8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.