#554D69
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #554D69
With the hex code #554D69, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 30% green and 41% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 13.4 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #61694D, a hunter green shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.92:1).
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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 #554D69?
With the hex code #554D69, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 30% green and 41% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #554D69?
Use white text. White on #554D69 has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554D69?
Its complementary colour is #61694D, and analogous partners are #4D5369 and #634D69.