What color is #70627D?

#70627D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70627D?

The RGB value is 112, 98, 125: 112 red, 98 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70627D?

The complementary color is #6F7D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70627D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70627D color

#70627D rgb(112, 98, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #70627D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 38.4% green and 49% blue (112, 98, 125).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#70627D color codes

HEX	`#70627D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 98, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 38.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.74, 11.19, -13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.74, 17.16, 310.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.751, 13.661, 21.258)`
Decimal	`7365245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70627D, 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 #70627D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70627D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #70627D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70627d; }
.text { color: #70627d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70627d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 98 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70627d, #7d627d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #70627D?: #70627D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70627D?: The RGB value is 112, 98, 125: 112 red, 98 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70627D?: The complementary color is #6F7D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70627D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.