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#70488E Color

#70488E is rgb(112, 72, 142) in RGB, hsl(274, 33%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 49%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70488E
HEX#70488E
RGBrgb(112, 72, 142)
HSLhsl(274, 33%, 42%)
HSVhsv(274, 49%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 49%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(47.7% 0.116 309)
LABlab(37.65% 27.96 -32.56)
LCHlch(37.65% 42.92 310.65)

What #70488E 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 #70488E, 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.

#70488E Channel Values

How #70488E 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 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 33% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 49% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.98:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70488E 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 text6.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #70488E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70488E; 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 #70488E

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70488E.

How #70488E 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#70488E
Protanopia#51518E
Protanomaly#5F4D8E
Deuteranopia#58588D
Deuteranomaly#62528E
Tritanopia#675555
Tritanomaly#6B5070
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70488E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70488e: #70488E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70488E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70488e': '#70488E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.282, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_70488e">#70488E</color>
SVG fillfill="#70488E"

More Purple Colors

#70488E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#70488E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70488E?

#70488E is a mid-tone purple — rgb(112, 72, 142) in RGB and hsl(274, 33%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #70488E?

#70488E is rgb(112, 72, 142) — red 112, green 72, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70488E?

#70488E converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 49%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70488E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #70488E scores 6.98:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70488E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70488E 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 14.16, which is visibly different.

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