#6E4E77
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #6E4E77
#6E4E77 is a dark, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 43% red, 31% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Eggplant and Plum (ΔE 15.8), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #57774E (fern), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.96:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.96:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #6E4E77?
#6E4E77 is a dark, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 43% red, 31% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #6E4E77?
Use white text. White on #6E4E77 has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6E4E77?
Its complementary colour is #57774E, and analogous partners are #594E77 and #774E6C.