#524256
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #524256
With the hex code #524256, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 32% red, 26% green and 34% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #465642, a hunter green shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.24:1).
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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 #524256?
With the hex code #524256, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 32% red, 26% green and 34% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #524256?
Use white text. White on #524256 has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #524256?
Its complementary colour is #465642, and analogous partners are #484256 and #564250.