What color is #706A82?

#706A82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706A82?

The RGB value is 112, 106, 130: 112 red, 106 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706A82?

The complementary color is #7C826A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706A82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706A82 color

#706A82 rgb(112, 106, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #706A82 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 41.6% green and 51% blue (112, 106, 130).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#706A82 color codes

HEX	`#706A82`
RGB	`rgb(112, 106, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 41.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.13, 7.5, -12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.13, 14.5, 301.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.865, 15.364, 23.245)`
Decimal	`7367298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706A82, 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 #706A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #706A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706a82; }
.text { color: #706a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 106 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706a82, #7c6a82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #706A82?: #706A82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706A82?: The RGB value is 112, 106, 130: 112 red, 106 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706A82?: The complementary color is #7C826A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706A82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.