#554366
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #554366
#554366 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 26% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.4); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #546643 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #554366 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.82:1).
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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 #554366?
#554366 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 26% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #554366?
Use white text. White on #554366 has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554366?
Its complementary colour is #546643, and analogous partners are #444366 and #664365.