#755D88
Eggplant · medium cool purple
About #755D88
#755D88 is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 46% red, 36% green and 53% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Eggplant and Plum (ΔE 19.9), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #70885D (fern), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.71:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.71:1).
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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 #755D88?
#755D88 is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 46% red, 36% green and 53% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #755D88?
Use white text. White on #755D88 has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #755D88?
Its complementary colour is #70885D, and analogous partners are #605D88 and #885D85.