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#704AC9 Color

#704AC9 is rgb(112, 74, 201) in RGB, hsl(258, 54%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 63%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iris (#5A4FCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#704AC9
HEX#704AC9
RGBrgb(112, 74, 201)
HSLhsl(258, 54%, 54%)
HSVhsv(258, 63%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 63%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.188 292.4)
LABlab(41.30% 39.07 -61.65)
LCHlch(41.30% 72.99 302.37)

What #704AC9 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 #704AC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iris#5A4FCFΔE 7.87Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.71Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.39Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 11.45Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.26Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 12.65

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

#704AC9 Channel Values

How #704AC9 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 74 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 54% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 63% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.98:1 vs white · 3.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #704AC9 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 text5.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #704AC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #704AC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #704AC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#704AC9
Complementary
#A3C94A
Analogous
#4A64C9
Analogous
#B04AC9
Triadic
#C9704A
Triadic
#4AC970
Split comp.
#C9B04A
Split comp.
#64C94A

Tints & Shades of #704AC9

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

#8362D0
#997DD8
#AB95DF
#BEADE6
#D0C4ED
#E6E0F6

Shades

#5E37B9
#502F9D
#422782
#321D62
#241547
#160D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #704AC9.

How #704AC9 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#704AC9
Protanopia#5252C9
Protanomaly#5F4FC9
Deuteranopia#5959C9
Deuteranomaly#6353C9
Tritanopia#576666
Tritanomaly#625C98
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #704AC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-704ac9: #704AC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #704AC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-704ac9': '#704AC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.290, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_704ac9">#704AC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#704AC9"

More Purple Colors

#704AC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#704AC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #704AC9?

#704AC9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(112, 74, 201) in RGB and hsl(258, 54%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iris (#5A4FCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #704AC9?

#704AC9 is rgb(112, 74, 201) — red 112, green 74, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #704AC9?

#704AC9 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 63%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #704AC9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #704AC9 scores 5.98:1 against white and 3.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #704AC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #704AC9 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 10.39, which is visibly different.

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