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#664366

Eggplant · dark warm pink

About #664366

#664366 is a dark, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 40% red, 26% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 11.1), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #436643 (hunter green), 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 8.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.20:1).

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Red102
Green67
Blue102

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 11.1
Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 21.3
Aubergine
#3D0734 · ΔE 23.6

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

Text on #664366

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #664366.
8.20:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #664366.
2.56:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #664366 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#664366
Protanopia (no red cones)
#414C67
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#495165
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#684650

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #664366?

#664366 is a dark, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 40% red, 26% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #664366?

Use white text. White on #664366 has a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #664366?

Its complementary colour is #436643, and analogous partners are #554366 and #664355.