#504271
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #504271
#504271 is a dark, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 26% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Eggplant and Prussian Blue (ΔE 20.6), with Prussian Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #637142 (fern), 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 — 8.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.90:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #504271?
#504271 is a dark, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 26% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #504271?
Use white text. White on #504271 has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #504271?
Its complementary colour is #637142, and analogous partners are #424B71 and #684271.