Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Eggplant

Eggplant is a muted pink color with HEX #614051. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 97, 64, 81, HSL 329, 20%, 32%, warm temperature, and is useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents.

#614051 pink warm muted
HEX #614051
RGB rgb(97, 64, 81)
HSL hsl(329 20% 32%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 16, 62)
Luminance 0.068
Contrast Black 2.36:1White 8.9:1

CSS Utilities

--color-eggplant: #614051;
.bg-eggplant { background-color: #614051; }
.text-eggplant { color: #614051; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.068
Black text2.36:1AA Fail
White text8.9:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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}
WCAG
{
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    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
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    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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  ],
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    "#414262"
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Variants
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  "saturated": "#742F53",
  "desaturated": "#525252",
  "pastel": "#978C92",
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}
Pairings
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}
Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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  },
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Color meaning and use

About Eggplant Color

Eggplant sits in the pink family with warm temperature and muted visual character. Eggplant is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include creativity, depth, and softness, which makes it relevant for beauty and wellness. In design work, Eggplant is most useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Eggplant accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #614051.Eggplant CSS utilitiesUse Eggplant in CSS variables and utility classes.#614051 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Eggplant paletteOpen the generated palette based on Eggplant.Eggplant harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Eggplant against black and white text.

Black text2.36:1AA Fail
White text8.9:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Umber#635147
Asphalt Gray#4B4B4B
Basalt#4B4C4C
Iron#48494B
Loam#6B4F3A

Color Harmonies

#416251#416251
#614162#614162
#624142#624142
#526241#526241
#415262#415262
Open full Eggplant harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#996680#996680
#2B1D24#2B1D24
#742F53#742F53
#525252#525252
#978C92#978C92
#CC0069#CC0069

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#416251#416251
#614162#614162
#624142#624142
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5