#6F4E77
Eggplant · dark cool purple
About #6F4E77
#6F4E77 is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 31% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Eggplant and Plum (ΔE 15.8); Plum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #56774E — a fern tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #6F4E77 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.93:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.93:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #6F4E77?
#6F4E77 is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 31% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #6F4E77?
Use white text. White on #6F4E77 has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6F4E77?
Its complementary colour is #56774E, and analogous partners are #5A4E77 and #774E6B.