#5D577D
Eggplant · dark cool blue
About #5D577D
#5D577D is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 34% green and 49% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Eggplant and Slate Gray (ΔE 18.8); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #777D57 — a moss tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5D577D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.72:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.72:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #5D577D?
#5D577D is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 34% green and 49% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5D577D?
Use white text. White on #5D577D has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5D577D?
Its complementary colour is #777D57, and analogous partners are #57647D and #70577D.