#745E8A
Eggplant · medium cool purple
About #745E8A
With the hex code #745E8A, this is a medium purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 37% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Eggplant and Plum — a ΔE of 20.7 — followed by Plum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #748A5E, a moss shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.66:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.66:1).
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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 #745E8A?
With the hex code #745E8A, this is a medium purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 37% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #745E8A?
Use white text. White on #745E8A has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #745E8A?
Its complementary colour is #748A5E, and analogous partners are #5E5E8A and #8A5E8A.