What color is #8070C5?

#8070C5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8070C5?

The RGB value is 128, 112, 197: 128 red, 112 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8070C5?

The complementary color is #B5C570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8070C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8070C5 color

#8070C5 rgb(128, 112, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8070C5 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 43.9% green and 77.3% blue (128, 112, 197).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 42% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#8070C5 color codes

HEX	`#8070C5`
RGB	`rgb(128, 112, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 43.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 42%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 43%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 43%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.07, 25.97, -42.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.07, 49.64, 301.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.772, 20.208, 55.408)`
Decimal	`8417477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8070C5, 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 #8070C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8070C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	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 #8070C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8070c5; }
.text { color: #8070c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8070c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 112 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8070c5, #aa70c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8070C5?: #8070C5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8070C5?: The RGB value is 128, 112, 197: 128 red, 112 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8070C5?: The complementary color is #B5C570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8070C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.