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#7B6071

Eggplant · medium warm pink

About #7B6071

#7B6071 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 48% red, 38% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.0); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #607B6A — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #7B6071 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.59:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.59:1).

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Red123
Green96
Blue113

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 13.0
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 16.9
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 17.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #7B6071

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #7B6071.
5.59:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #7B6071.
3.75:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #7B6071 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7B6071
Protanopia (no red cones)
#616572
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#676970
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7E6066

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7B6071?

#7B6071 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 48% red, 38% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #7B6071?

Use white text. White on #7B6071 has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #7B6071?

Its complementary colour is #607B6A, and analogous partners are #77607B and #7B6064.