What color is #41376B?

#41376B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #41376B?

The RGB value is 65, 55, 107: 65 red, 55 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #41376B?

The complementary color is #616B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #41376B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#41376B color

#41376B rgb(65, 55, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #41376B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 21.6% green and 42% blue (65, 55, 107).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 32% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#41376B color codes

HEX	`#41376B`
RGB	`rgb(65, 55, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 21.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 32%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 49%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 49%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.5, 18.08, -28.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.5, 34.12, 302.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.199, 4.918, 14.53)`
Decimal	`4274027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #41376B, 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 #41376B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#41376B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #41376B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #41376b; }
.text { color: #41376b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #41376b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 55 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #41376b, #5b376b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #41376B?: #41376B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #41376B?: The RGB value is 65, 55, 107: 65 red, 55 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #41376B?: The complementary color is #616B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #41376B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.