Palettes / Colors / #705686

#705686 — Dusty Purple

#705686 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #705686 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#705686 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6C8656; it also sits naturally between #575686 and #865684. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 44% · Green 34% · Blue 53%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 47%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #705686

.text { color: #705686; }
.background { background-color: #705686; }
.border { border: 3px solid #705686; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 86, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 22%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #705686; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 86, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #705686; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 86, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#705686">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#705686">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C8656:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #705686: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #705686

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #705686 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #705686 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #705686?

#705686 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 112, 86, 134). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #705686?

#705686 is RGB 112, 86, 134 — HSL 272°, 22%, 43% — CMYK 16%, 36%, 0%, 47%.

What colors go with #705686?

Its complement is #6C8656; analogous partners are #575686 and #865684. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #705686 for text?

White text on #705686 has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.36:1.