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#70486E Color

#70486E is rgb(112, 72, 110) in RGB, hsl(303, 22%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 2%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70486E
HEX#70486E
RGBrgb(112, 72, 110)
HSLhsl(303, 22%, 36%)
HSVhsv(303, 36%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 2%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(46.1% 0.078 328.5)
LABlab(36.36% 22.50 -14.87)
LCHlch(36.36% 26.97 326.53)

What #70486E 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 #70486E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 9.24English Violet#563C5CΔE 9.26Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 9.37Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.64Medium Violet#65315FΔE 10.15French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.68

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

#70486E Channel Values

How #70486E 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 72 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 22% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 36% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 2% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.39:1 vs white · 2.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70486E 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 text7.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70486E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70486E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70486E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70486E
Complementary
#48704A
Analogous
#5E4870
Analogous
#70485A
Triadic
#6E7048
Triadic
#486E70
Split comp.
#5A7048
Split comp.
#48705E

Tints & Shades of #70486E

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

#8C5A89
#A470A1
#B58CB3
#C5A5C4
#D7C1D6
#E9DDE9

Shades

#603E5F
#543652
#442C43
#382437
#281A28
#1C121B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70486E.

How #70486E 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#70486E
Protanopia#51516E
Protanomaly#5F4D6E
Deuteranopia#58586D
Deuteranomaly#62526D
Tritanopia#6C4E4E
Tritanomaly#6E4C5C
Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #70486E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70486e: #70486E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70486E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70486e': '#70486E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.282, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_70486e">#70486E</color>
SVG fillfill="#70486E"

More Pink Colors

#70486E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#70486E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70486E?

#70486E is a dark pink — rgb(112, 72, 110) in RGB and hsl(303, 22%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.24.

What is the RGB value of #70486E?

#70486E is rgb(112, 72, 110) — red 112, green 72, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70486E?

#70486E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 2%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70486E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #70486E scores 7.39:1 against white and 2.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70486E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70486E 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 28.14, which is a different colour altogether.

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