#430541Eggplant (#430541) is a very dark, soft magenta with an OKLCH hue of 330°, lightness 0.27 and chroma 0.116. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #430541 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 5, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 86%, 14%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 93%, 26%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 93%, 3%, 74%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(13.7 35.3 -21.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.272 0.116 330) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Eggplant shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#43053d — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#440540 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#430541 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#430542 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 15.71:1 and against black 1.34:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#b48ab0 · #91628d · #6f3c6c · #430541 · #280026 · #060006
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#803f43 · #6e2b42 · #5a1842 · #430541 · #2c043c · #170232
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#dba5a3 · #b681b1 · #b25959 · #7a4576 · #5b3332 · #430541
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#8cd99c · #8f788d · #745571 · #4e3c4c · #430541 · #1b021a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf5ec · #baacb8 · #707771 · #463845 · #430541 · #0c140e
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf5ec · #c1ccc2 · #93a094 · #16271a · #000600 · #430541
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbd4af · #82bb30 · #7360a6 · #2e3e30 · #430541 · #210610
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f9e6 · #aaba76 · #008877 · #384400 · #430541 · #001712
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fbf1d8 · #c8af6b · #008494 · #004650 · #430541 · #191100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee2 · #dda375 · #3b874f · #004264 · #430541 · #001804
#622D5E · #80517D · #A0769C · #C09DBC · #E1C5DE
#3B0339 · #320231 · #2A0129 · #220021 · #1B001A
#3E113C · #381936 · #321F31
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.