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#855883

Plum · medium warm pink

About #855883

#855883 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 35% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is somewhere between Plum and Eggplant (ΔE 15.4), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #58855A (fern), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.64:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.64:1).

Colour codes

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Red133
Green88
Blue131

Closest named colours

Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 15.4
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 19.4
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 25.8

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

Text on #855883

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on plum #855883.
5.64:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on plum #855883.
3.72:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #855883 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#855883
Protanopia (no red cones)
#556485
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#616981
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#885C68

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #855883?

#855883 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 35% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #855883?

Use white text. White on #855883 has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #855883?

Its complementary colour is #58855A, and analogous partners are #715885 and #85586C.