What color is #70608C?

#70608C 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 #70608C?

The RGB value is 112, 96, 140: 112 red, 96 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70608C?

The complementary color is #7C8C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70608C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70608C color

#70608C rgb(112, 96, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #70608C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 37.6% green and 54.9% blue (112, 96, 140).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#70608C color codes

HEX	`#70608C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 96, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 37.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 31%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.81, 15.96, -21.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.81, 27.15, 306.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.598, 13.704, 26.629)`
Decimal	`7364748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70608C, 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 #70608C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70608C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #70608C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70608c; }
.text { color: #70608c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70608c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 96 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70608c, #86608c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #70608C?: #70608C 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 #70608C?: The RGB value is 112, 96, 140: 112 red, 96 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70608C?: The complementary color is #7C8C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70608C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.