#5A4E5F
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #5A4E5F
#5A4E5F is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 31% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 10.1); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #535F4E — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5A4E5F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.81:1).
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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 #5A4E5F?
#5A4E5F is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 31% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5A4E5F?
Use white text. White on #5A4E5F has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5A4E5F?
Its complementary colour is #535F4E, and analogous partners are #524E5F and #5F4E5C.