What color is #41003B?

#41003B is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41003B?

The RGB value is 65, 0, 59: 65 red, 0 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41003B?

The complementary color is #004106, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41003B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41003B color

#41003B rgb(65, 0, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #41003B is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 0% green and 23.1% blue (65, 0, 59).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 9% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

#41003B color codes

HEX	`#41003B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 0, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 0%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 9%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.22, 35.84, -19.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.22, 40.67, 331.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.969, 1.44, 4.258)`
Decimal	`4259899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41003B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #41003B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41003B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #41003B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41003b; }
.text { color: #41003b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41003b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 0 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41003b, #41001a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #41003B?: #41003B is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41003B?: The RGB value is 65, 0, 59: 65 red, 0 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41003B?: The complementary color is #004106, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41003B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.