#56375D
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #56375D
With the hex code #56375D, this is a dark purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 22% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 13.8 — followed by Aubergine. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3E5D37, 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 — 10.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.00:1).
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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 #56375D?
With the hex code #56375D, this is a dark purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 22% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #56375D?
Use white text. White on #56375D has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #56375D?
Its complementary colour is #3E5D37, and analogous partners are #43375D and #5D3751.