#5F577A
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #5F577A
#5F577A is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 34% green and 48% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Eggplant and Slate Gray (ΔE 17.2), with Slate Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #727A57 (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.71:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.71:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #5F577A?
#5F577A is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 34% green and 48% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5F577A?
Use white text. White on #5F577A has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5F577A?
Its complementary colour is #727A57, and analogous partners are #57607A and #71577A.