#533459
Eggplant · dark cool pink
About #533459
#533459 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 7% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.7); Aubergine comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3A5934 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #533459 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.48:1).
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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 #533459?
#533459 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 7% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #533459?
Use white text. White on #533459 has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #533459?
Its complementary colour is #3A5934, and analogous partners are #403459 and #59344D.