#482E4F
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #482E4F
#482E4F is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 18% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.8); Aubergine comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #354F2E — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #482E4F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.80:1).
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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 #482E4F?
#482E4F is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 18% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #482E4F?
Use white text. White on #482E4F has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #482E4F?
Its complementary colour is #354F2E, and analogous partners are #372E4F and #4F2E46.