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#70436E Color

#70436E is rgb(112, 67, 110) in RGB, hsl(303, 25%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 2%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Violet (#65315F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70436E
HEX#70436E
RGBrgb(112, 67, 110)
HSLhsl(303, 25%, 35%)
HSVhsv(303, 40%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 2%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(45.2% 0.088 328.5)
LABlab(35.15% 25.34 -16.71)
LCHlch(35.15% 30.35 326.60)

What #70436E 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 #70436E, 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 pink in the library.

#70436E Channel Values

How #70436E 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 67 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 25% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 40% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 2% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.73:1 vs white · 2.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70436E 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 text7.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #70436E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70436E; 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 #70436E

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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How #70436E 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#70436E
Protanopia#4D4D6E
Protanomaly#5D496E
Deuteranopia#55556D
Deuteranomaly#614E6D
Tritanopia#6C4A4A
Tritanomaly#6D475B
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70436E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70436e: #70436E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70436E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70436e': '#70436E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.263, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_70436e">#70436E</color>
SVG fillfill="#70436E"

More Pink Colors

#70436E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#70436E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70436E?

#70436E is a dark pink — rgb(112, 67, 110) in RGB and hsl(303, 25%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Violet (#65315F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.29.

What is the RGB value of #70436E?

#70436E is rgb(112, 67, 110) — red 112, green 67, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70436E?

#70436E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 2%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70436E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #70436E scores 7.73:1 against white and 2.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70436E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70436E 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 26.78, which is a different colour altogether.

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