PURPLE

Byzantium

#702963

Conversions

HEX#702963

RGBrgb(112, 41, 99)

HSLhsl(311, 46%, 30%)

HSVhsv(311, 63%, 44%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 12%, 56%)

Copy CSS

color: #702963;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(112, 41, 99);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(311, 46%, 30%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 9.61 : 1

On ink blackFail · 1.99 : 1

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About Byzantium

Byzantium is the hex color #702963, which translates to rgb(112, 41, 99) in RGB and hsl(311, 46%, 30%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 311 degrees, with a saturation of 46 percent and a lightness of 30 percent. That combination puts Byzantium in the workable middle of the purple family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Byzantium compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B), a CIE76 distance of 26.4 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is fuchsia-950 (#4B004F), at a distance of 16.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Byzantine Purple at 10.1. Sorted by lightness, Byzantium is number 5 of the 31 purple colors here.

Text on Byzantium

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Byzantium, led by White at 9.61:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Byzantium already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Byzantium. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Ink black #0F0F12	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

Building a palette around Byzantium

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Byzantium for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Byzantium

Format	Value
HEX	#702963
RGB	rgb(112, 41, 99)
HSL	hsl(311, 46%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(311, 63%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63%, 12%, 56%)
OKLCH	oklch(40.62% 0.1244 335.43)
CIELAB	lab(29.24 38.87 -19.03)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.