What color is #41334E?

#41334E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41334E?

The RGB value is 65, 51, 78: 65 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41334E?

The complementary color is #404E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41334E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41334E color

#41334E rgb(65, 51, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #41334E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 20% green and 30.6% blue (65, 51, 78).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#41334E color codes

HEX	`#41334E`
RGB	`rgb(65, 51, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 20%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.81, 12.44, -14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.81, 18.88, 311.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.739, 4.042, 7.737)`
Decimal	`4272974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41334E, 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 #41334E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41334E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #41334E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41334e; }
.text { color: #41334e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41334e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 51 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41334e, #4e334e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #41334E?: #41334E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41334E?: The RGB value is 65, 51, 78: 65 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41334E?: The complementary color is #404E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41334E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.