#5B4E6E
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #5B4E6E
With the hex code #5B4E6E, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 36% red, 31% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 13.6 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #616E4E, 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 7.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.61:1).
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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 #5B4E6E?
With the hex code #5B4E6E, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 36% red, 31% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #5B4E6E?
Use white text. White on #5B4E6E has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5B4E6E?
Its complementary colour is #616E4E, and analogous partners are #4E516E and #6B4E6E.