#694166
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #694166
#694166 is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 25% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 3% yellow and 59% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 12.3); Plum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #416944 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #694166 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.24:1).
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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 #694166?
#694166 is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 25% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 3% yellow and 59% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #694166?
Use white text. White on #694166 has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #694166?
Its complementary colour is #416944, and analogous partners are #584169 and #694152.