#492F4F
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #492F4F
#492F4F is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 18% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.1), with Aubergine the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #354F2F (hunter green), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.65:1).
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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 #492F4F?
#492F4F is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 18% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #492F4F?
Use white text. White on #492F4F has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #492F4F?
Its complementary colour is #354F2F, and analogous partners are #392F4F and #4F2F45.