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#703BA5 Color

#703BA5 is rgb(112, 59, 165) in RGB, hsl(270, 47%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 64%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#703BA5
HEX#703BA5
RGBrgb(112, 59, 165)
HSLhsl(270, 47%, 44%)
HSVhsv(270, 64%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 64%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.165 303.7)
LABlab(36.03% 39.38 -49.00)
LCHlch(36.03% 62.86 308.79)

What #703BA5 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 #703BA5, 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.

#703BA5 Channel Values

How #703BA5 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 59 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 47% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 64% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.35:1 vs white · 2.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #703BA5 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 text7.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #703BA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #703BA5; 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 #703BA5

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #703BA5.

How #703BA5 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#703BA5
Protanopia#4848A5
Protanomaly#5A43A5
Deuteranopia#5151A4
Deuteranomaly#5F49A5
Tritanopia#615353
Tritanomaly#674A7C
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #703BA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-703ba5: #703BA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #703BA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-703ba5': '#703BA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.231, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_703ba5">#703BA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#703BA5"

More Purple Colors

#703BA5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#703BA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #703BA5?

#703BA5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(112, 59, 165) in RGB and hsl(270, 47%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.93.

What is the RGB value of #703BA5?

#703BA5 is rgb(112, 59, 165) — red 112, green 59, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #703BA5?

#703BA5 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 64%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #703BA5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #703BA5 scores 7.35:1 against white and 2.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #703BA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #703BA5 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 3.98, which is very hard to tell apart.

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