#433658
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #433658
#433658 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 21% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Eggplant and Prussian Blue (ΔE 15.6); Prussian Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4B5836 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #433658 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.01:1).
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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 #433658?
#433658 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 21% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 24% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #433658?
Use white text. White on #433658 has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #433658?
Its complementary colour is #4B5836, and analogous partners are #363A58 and #543658.