#714E71
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #714E71
#714E71 is a dark, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 44% red, 31% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 12.6), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E714E (hunter green), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.93:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.93:1).
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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 #714E71?
#714E71 is a dark, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 44% red, 31% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #714E71?
Use white text. White on #714E71 has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #714E71?
Its complementary colour is #4E714E, and analogous partners are #604E71 and #714E60.