What color is #705E90?

#705E90 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 #705E90?

The RGB value is 112, 94, 144: 112 red, 94 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705E90?

The complementary color is #7E905E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705E90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705E90 color

#705E90 rgb(112, 94, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #705E90 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.9% green and 56.5% blue (112, 94, 144).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% 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 5.69:1).

#705E90 color codes

HEX	`#705E90`
RGB	`rgb(112, 94, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 35%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.45, 18.18, -24.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.45, 30.83, 306.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.718, 13.464, 28.151)`
Decimal	`7364240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705E90, 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 #705E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #705E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705e90; }
.text { color: #705e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 94 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705e90, #895e90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #705E90?: #705E90 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 #705E90?: The RGB value is 112, 94, 144: 112 red, 94 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705E90?: The complementary color is #7E905E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705E90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.