What color is #41176B?

#41176B is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41176B?

The RGB value is 65, 23, 107: 65 red, 23 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41176B?

The complementary color is #416B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41176B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41176B color

#41176B rgb(65, 23, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #41176B is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 9% green and 42% blue (65, 23, 107).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 65% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Purple (#37115C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#41176B color codes

HEX	`#41176B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 23, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 65%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 79%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 79%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.22, 37.28, -40.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.22, 55.16, 312.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.14, 2.798, 14.176)`
Decimal	`4265835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41176B, 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 #41176B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41176B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #41176B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41176b; }
.text { color: #41176b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41176b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 23 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41176b, #6b176b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #41176B?: #41176B is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41176B?: The RGB value is 65, 23, 107: 65 red, 23 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41176B?: The complementary color is #416B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41176B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.