#39293E
Eggplant · very dark cool purple
About #39293E
#39293E is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 22% red, 16% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 14.5), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2E3E29 (dark green), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.46:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #39293E?
#39293E is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 22% red, 16% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #39293E?
Use white text. White on #39293E has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #39293E?
Its complementary colour is #2E3E29, and analogous partners are #2F293E and #3E2938.