What color is #41314A?

#41314A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41314A?

The RGB value is 65, 49, 74: 65 red, 49 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41314A?

The complementary color is #3A4A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41314A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41314A color

#41314A rgb(65, 49, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #41314A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 19.2% green and 29% blue (65, 49, 74).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#41314A color codes

HEX	`#41314A`
RGB	`rgb(65, 49, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 19.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 34%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.05, 12.75, -12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.05, 18, 315.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.514, 3.815, 6.976)`
Decimal	`4272458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41314A, 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 #41314A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41314A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #41314A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41314a; }
.text { color: #41314a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41314a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 49 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41314a, #4a3147); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #41314A?: #41314A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41314A?: The RGB value is 65, 49, 74: 65 red, 49 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41314A?: The complementary color is #3A4A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41314A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.