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#41335B Color

#41335B is rgb(65, 51, 91) in RGB, hsl(261, 28%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Violet (#563C5C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#41335B
HEX#41335B
RGBrgb(65, 51, 91)
HSLhsl(261, 28%, 28%)
HSVhsv(261, 44%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(35.5% 0.069 299)
LABlab(24.27% 13.83 -21.93)
LCHlch(24.27% 25.93 302.22)

What #41335B 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 #41335B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#41335B Channel Values

How #41335B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 65 · G 51 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 28% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 44% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.36:1 vs white · 1.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #41335B 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 text11.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #41335B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #41335B; 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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Tints & Shades of #41335B

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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How #41335B 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#41335B
Protanopia#36365B
Protanomaly#3B355B
Deuteranopia#38385B
Deuteranomaly#3C365B
Tritanopia#3B3A3A
Tritanomaly#3D3749
Achromatopsia#3A3A3A

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Using #41335B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-41335b: #41335B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #41335B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-41335b': '#41335B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.255, green: 0.200, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_41335b">#41335B</color>
SVG fillfill="#41335B"

More Purple Colors

#41335B sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#41335B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #41335B?

#41335B is a dark purple — rgb(65, 51, 91) in RGB and hsl(261, 28%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Violet (#563C5C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.32.

What is the RGB value of #41335B?

#41335B is rgb(65, 51, 91) — red 65, green 51, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #41335B?

#41335B converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #41335B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #41335B scores 11.36:1 against white and 1.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #41335B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #41335B 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 22.95, which is visibly different.

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