#7C4E85
Plum · medium cool pink
About #7C4E85
#7C4E85 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 31% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Plum (ΔE 10.9); Royal Purple comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #57854E — a fern tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #7C4E85 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.39:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.39:1).
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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 #7C4E85?
#7C4E85 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 31% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #7C4E85?
Use white text. White on #7C4E85 has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #7C4E85?
Its complementary colour is #57854E, and analogous partners are #604E85 and #854E73.