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#7B6070

Eggplant · medium warm pink

About #7B6070

#7B6070 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 48% red, 38% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 9% yellow and 52% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.0), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #607B6B (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.60:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.60:1).

Colour codes

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Red123
Green96
Blue112

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 13.0
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 16.7
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #7B6070

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #7B6070.
5.60:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #7B6070.
3.75:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #7B6070 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7B6070
Protanopia (no red cones)
#616571
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#67696F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7F6065

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7B6070?

#7B6070 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 48% red, 38% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 9% yellow and 52% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #7B6070?

Use white text. White on #7B6070 has a contrast ratio of 5.60:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #7B6070?

Its complementary colour is #607B6B, and analogous partners are #79607B and #7B6063.