#463752
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #463752
With the hex code #463752, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 27% red, 22% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 12.0 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #435237, a hunter green shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.89:1).
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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 #463752?
With the hex code #463752, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 27% red, 22% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #463752?
Use white text. White on #463752 has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #463752?
Its complementary colour is #435237, and analogous partners are #383752 and #523751.