#685372
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #685372
#685372 is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 33% green and 45% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 12.5), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5D7253 (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 6.84:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.84:1).
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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 #685372?
#685372 is a dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 33% green and 45% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #685372?
Use white text. White on #685372 has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #685372?
Its complementary colour is #5D7253, and analogous partners are #595372 and #72536C.