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#704479 Color

#704479 is rgb(112, 68, 121) in RGB, hsl(290, 28%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 44%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Imperial (#602F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#704479
HEX#704479
RGBrgb(112, 68, 121)
HSLhsl(290, 28%, 37%)
HSVhsv(290, 44%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 44%, 0%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(45.9% 0.098 320.6)
LABlab(35.81% 26.51 -22.55)
LCHlch(35.81% 34.81 319.62)

What #704479 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 #704479, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Imperial#602F6BΔE 9.07Medium Violet#65315FΔE 9.27Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 10Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 10.45French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.62Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 12.07

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

#704479 Channel Values

How #704479 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 68 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 28% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 44% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.52:1 vs white · 2.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #704479 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 text7.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #704479 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #704479

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #704479; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#704479
Complementary
#4D7944
Analogous
#564479
Analogous
#794467
Triadic
#797044
Triadic
#447970
Split comp.
#677944
Split comp.
#447956

Tints & Shades of #704479

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

#8B5496
#A069AB
#B286BB
#C5A4CC
#D8C1DC
#E8DBEB

Shades

#613B68
#55335B
#462A4B
#36213B
#27182A
#1B111D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #704479.

How #704479 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#704479
Protanopia#4E4E79
Protanomaly#5D4A79
Deuteranopia#565678
Deuteranomaly#614F78
Tritanopia#6A4D4D
Tritanomaly#6D4A62
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #704479 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-704479: #704479;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #704479;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-704479': '#704479' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.267, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_704479">#704479</color>
SVG fillfill="#704479"

More Pink Colors

#704479 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#704479 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #704479?

#704479 is a dark pink — rgb(112, 68, 121) in RGB and hsl(290, 28%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Imperial (#602F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.07.

What is the RGB value of #704479?

#704479 is rgb(112, 68, 121) — red 112, green 68, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #704479?

#704479 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 44%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #704479 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #704479 scores 7.52:1 against white and 2.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #704479 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #704479 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 21.55, which is visibly different.

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