What color is #706A95?

#706A95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706A95?

The RGB value is 112, 106, 149: 112 red, 106 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706A95?

The complementary color is #8F956A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706A95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706A95 color

#706A95 rgb(112, 106, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #706A95 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 41.6% green and 58.4% blue (112, 106, 149).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#706A95 color codes

HEX	`#706A95`
RGB	`rgb(112, 106, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 41.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, 12.14, -22.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 25.65, 298.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.26, 15.922, 30.592)`
Decimal	`7367317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706A95, 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 #706A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #706A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706a95; }
.text { color: #706a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 106 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706a95, #866a95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #706A95?: #706A95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706A95?: The RGB value is 112, 106, 149: 112 red, 106 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706A95?: The complementary color is #8F956A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706A95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.