#5D4E71
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #5D4E71
#5D4E71 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 31% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 14.5); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #62714E — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5D4E71 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.52:1).
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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 #5D4E71?
#5D4E71 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 31% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5D4E71?
Use white text. White on #5D4E71 has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5D4E71?
Its complementary colour is #62714E, and analogous partners are #4E5071 and #6F4E71.