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#443B4E

Eggplant · dark cool purple

About #443B4E

#443B4E is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 23% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 11.7), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #454E3B (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 10.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.60:1).

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Red68
Green59
Blue78

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 11.7
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 11.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #443B4E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #443B4E.
10.60:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #443B4E.
1.98:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #443B4E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#443B4E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#383E4F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#393F4D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#433E41

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #443B4E?

#443B4E is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 23% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #443B4E?

Use white text. White on #443B4E has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #443B4E?

Its complementary colour is #454E3B, and analogous partners are #3B3C4E and #4E3B4E.