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#413D52

Charcoal · dark cool purple

About #413D52

#413D52 is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 24% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 11.0), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E523D (umber), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.43:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green61
Blue82

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 11.0
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 13.6
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 13.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #413D52

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #413D52.
10.43:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #413D52.
2.01:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413D52 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413D52
Protanopia (no red cones)
#384053
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#393F51
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3E4044

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413D52?

#413D52 is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 24% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #413D52?

Use white text. White on #413D52 has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413D52?

Its complementary colour is #4E523D, and analogous partners are #3D4452 and #4B3D52.