#41245B Color

#41245B is rgb(65, 36, 91) in RGB, hsl(272, 43%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 60%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#41245B

HEX#41245B

RGBrgb(65, 36, 91)

HSLhsl(272, 43%, 25%)

HSVhsv(272, 60%, 36%)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 60%, 0%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(32.6% 0.097 306.1)

LABlab(20.34% 23.12 -28.12)

LCHlch(20.34% 36.40 309.43)

What #41245B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #41245B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Russian Violet#32174DΔE 6.11 Imperial#602F6BΔE 10.86 Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 12.69 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 15.27 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 15.94 Petunia#470659ΔE 16.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#41245B Channel Values

How #41245B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 65 · G 36 · B 91	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 272° · S 43% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 272° · S 60% · V 36%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 29% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 64%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	12.9:1 vs white · 1.63:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #41245B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #41245B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #41245B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #41245B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #41245B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#41245B

Protanopia#2A2A5B

Protanomaly#35285B

Deuteranopia#30305B

Deuteranomaly#372B5B

Tritanopia#3A2F2F

Tritanomaly#3D2B45

Achromatopsia#323232

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Using #41245B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-41245b: #41245B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #41245B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-41245b': '#41245B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.255, green: 0.141, blue: 0.357)

Android XML<color name="color_41245b">#41245B</color>

SVG fillfill="#41245B"

More Purple Colors

#41245B sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#41245B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #41245B?

#41245B is a dark purple — rgb(65, 36, 91) in RGB and hsl(272, 43%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #41245B?

#41245B is rgb(65, 36, 91) — red 65, green 36, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #41245B?

#41245B converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 60%, 0%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #41245B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #41245B scores 12.9:1 against white and 1.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #41245B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #41245B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.77, which is visibly different.

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