What color is #413C56?

#413C56 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 #413C56?

The RGB value is 65, 60, 86: 65 red, 60 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #413C56?

The complementary color is #51563C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #413C56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#413C56 color

#413C56 rgb(65, 60, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #413C56 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 23.5% green and 33.7% blue (65, 60, 86).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#413C56 color codes

HEX	`#413C56`
RGB	`rgb(65, 60, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 23.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 30%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 30%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.81, 8.57, -14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.81, 17.14, 299.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.475, 5.027, 9.484)`
Decimal	`4275286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #413C56, 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 #413C56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#413C56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #413C56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #413c56; }
.text { color: #413c56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #413c56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 60 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #413c56, #4e3c56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #413C56?: #413C56 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 #413C56?: The RGB value is 65, 60, 86: 65 red, 60 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #413C56?: The complementary color is #51563C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #413C56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.