#7D4E85
Plum · medium cool pink
About #7D4E85
With the hex code #7D4E85, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 31% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Plum — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Royal Purple. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #56854E, a fern shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.36:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.36:1).
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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 #7D4E85?
With the hex code #7D4E85, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 31% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #7D4E85?
Use white text. White on #7D4E85 has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #7D4E85?
Its complementary colour is #56854E, and analogous partners are #624E85 and #854E72.