#655970
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #655970
#655970 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 35% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.2); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #647059 — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #655970 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.53:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.53:1).
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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 #655970?
#655970 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 35% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #655970?
Use white text. White on #655970 has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #655970?
Its complementary colour is #647059, and analogous partners are #5A5970 and #705970.