#554166
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #554166
With the hex code #554166, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 25% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 14.1 — followed by Prussian Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #526641, 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 9.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.00:1).
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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 #554166?
With the hex code #554166, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 25% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #554166?
Use white text. White on #554166 has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554166?
Its complementary colour is #526641, and analogous partners are #424166 and #664165.