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#700B98 Color

#700B98 is rgb(112, 11, 152) in RGB, hsl(283, 87%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 93%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#700B98
HEX#700B98
RGBrgb(112, 11, 152)
HSLhsl(283, 87%, 32%)
HSVhsv(283, 93%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 93%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(41.8% 0.201 312.4)
LABlab(28.77% 54.47 -52.85)
LCHlch(28.77% 75.90 315.86)

What #700B98 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #700B98, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#700B98 Channel Values

How #700B98 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 112 · G 11 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 87% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 93% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.59:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #700B98 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #700B98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #700B98; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #700B98

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #700B98 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#700B98
Protanopia#313198
Protanomaly#512698
Deuteranopia#434397
Deuteranomaly#583497
Tritanopia#623A3A
Tritanomaly#682E6C
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #700B98 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-700b98: #700B98;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #700B98;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-700b98': '#700B98' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.043, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_700b98">#700B98</color>
SVG fillfill="#700B98"

More Purple Colors

#700B98 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#700B98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #700B98?

#700B98 is a dark purple — rgb(112, 11, 152) in RGB and hsl(283, 87%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #700B98?

#700B98 is rgb(112, 11, 152) — red 112, green 11, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #700B98?

#700B98 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 93%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #700B98 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #700B98 scores 9.59:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #700B98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #700B98 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 11.81, which is visibly different.

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