What color is #70649F?

#70649F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70649F?

The RGB value is 112, 100, 159: 112 red, 100 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70649F?

The complementary color is #939F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70649F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70649F color

#70649F rgb(112, 100, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #70649F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 39.2% green and 62.4% blue (112, 100, 159).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#70649F color codes

HEX	`#70649F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 100, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 39.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 37%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.72, 18.39, -30.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.72, 35.45, 301.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.496, 15.062, 34.78)`
Decimal	`7365791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70649F, 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 #70649F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70649F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #70649F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70649f; }
.text { color: #70649f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70649f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 100 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70649f, #8e649f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #70649F?: #70649F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70649F?: The RGB value is 112, 100, 159: 112 red, 100 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70649F?: The complementary color is #939F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70649F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.