#5D415D
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #5D415D
#5D415D is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 25% green and 36% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 7.4); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #415D41 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5D415D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 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 #5D415D?
#5D415D is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 25% green and 36% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5D415D?
Use white text. White on #5D415D has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5D415D?
Its complementary colour is #415D41, and analogous partners are #4F415D and #5D414F.