#755F85
Eggplant · medium cool purple
About #755F85
With the hex code #755F85, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 46% red, 37% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Eggplant and Slate Gray — a ΔE of 18.3 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #6F855F, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.63:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.63:1).
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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 #755F85?
With the hex code #755F85, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 46% red, 37% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #755F85?
Use white text. White on #755F85 has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #755F85?
Its complementary colour is #6F855F, and analogous partners are #625F85 and #855F82.