#714262
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #714262
#714262 is a dark, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 44% red, 26% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 10.5), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #427151 (hunter green), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.90:1).
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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 #714262?
#714262 is a dark, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 44% red, 26% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #714262?
Use white text. White on #714262 has a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #714262?
Its complementary colour is #427151, and analogous partners are #684271 and #71424B.