#4E405D
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #4E405D
#4E405D is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 25% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% 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 #4F5D40 (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 — 9.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.48:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #4E405D?
#4E405D is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 25% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E405D?
Use white text. White on #4E405D has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E405D?
Its complementary colour is #4F5D40, and analogous partners are #40415D and #5D405D.