#533258
Eggplant · dark cool pink
About #533258
#533258 is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 20% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 14.4); Aubergine comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #375832 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #533258 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.69:1).
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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 #533258?
#533258 is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 20% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #533258?
Use white text. White on #533258 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #533258?
Its complementary colour is #375832, and analogous partners are #403258 and #58324A.