#403449
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #403449
With the hex code #403449, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 20% green and 29% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 12.3 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3D4934, a graphite shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.63:1).
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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 #403449?
With the hex code #403449, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 20% green and 29% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #403449?
Use white text. White on #403449 has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #403449?
Its complementary colour is #3D4934, and analogous partners are #353449 and #493448.