What color is #412A41?

#412A41 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #412A41?

The RGB value is 65, 42, 65: 65 red, 42 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #412A41?

The complementary color is #2A412A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #412A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#412A41 color

#412A41 rgb(65, 42, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #412A41 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 16.5% green and 25.5% blue (65, 42, 65).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 21% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#412A41 color codes

HEX	`#412A41`
RGB	`rgb(65, 42, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 16.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 21%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 35%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.68, 15.26, -10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.68, 18.38, 326.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.962, 3.162, 5.402)`
Decimal	`4270657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #412A41, 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 #412A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#412A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #412A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #412a41; }
.text { color: #412a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #412a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 42 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #412a41, #412a35); }

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Questions

What color is #412A41?: #412A41 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #412A41?: The RGB value is 65, 42, 65: 65 red, 42 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #412A41?: The complementary color is #2A412A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #412A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.