What color is #413C53?

#413C53 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #413C53?

The RGB value is 65, 60, 83: 65 red, 60 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #413C53?

The complementary color is #4E533C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #413C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#413C53 color

#413C53 rgb(65, 60, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #413C53 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 23.5% green and 32.5% blue (65, 60, 83).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#413C53 color codes

HEX	`#413C53`
RGB	`rgb(65, 60, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 23.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 28%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.68, 7.75, -13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.68, 15.21, 300.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.357, 4.98, 8.861)`
Decimal	`4275283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #413C53, 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 #413C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#413C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #413C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #413c53; }
.text { color: #413c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #413c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 60 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #413c53, #4c3c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #413C53?: #413C53 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #413C53?: The RGB value is 65, 60, 83: 65 red, 60 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #413C53?: The complementary color is #4E533C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #413C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.