#4B3758
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #4B3758
#4B3758 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 22% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.1); Prussian Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #445837 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4B3758 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.57:1).
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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 #4B3758?
#4B3758 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 22% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4B3758?
Use white text. White on #4B3758 has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4B3758?
Its complementary colour is #445837, and analogous partners are #3B3758 and #583754.