Close to Purple
#700179
#700179 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Purple. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 0.4% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 98% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #700179.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.97:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.66:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.97:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #700179 as they’d see it.
#700179 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #700179
What color is #700179?
#700179 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Purple. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 0.4% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 98% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #700179 in RGB?
#700179 is rgb(112, 1, 121): 112 red, 1 green, and 121 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #700179 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 99, 0, 53). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #700179?
PANTONE 2603 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #700179?
Its complement #054901 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.