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#61395E

Eggplant · dark warm pink

About #61395E

#61395E is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 22% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 12.4); Aubergine comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #39613C — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #61395E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.31:1).

Colour codes

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Red97
Green57
Blue94

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 12.4
Aubergine
#3D0734 · ΔE 19.4
Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 20.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #61395E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #61395E.
9.31:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #61395E.
2.26:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #61395E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#61395E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#37445F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#41495D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#643C47

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #61395E?

#61395E is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 22% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #61395E?

Use white text. White on #61395E has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #61395E?

Its complementary colour is #39613C, and analogous partners are #503961 and #61394A.