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#855C70

Eggplant · medium warm pink

About #855C70

#855C70 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 36% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 12.9), with Rose Gold the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5C8571 (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 5.58:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.58:1).

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Red133
Green92
Blue112

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 12.9
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 18.4
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 21.1

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

Text on #855C70

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #855C70.
5.58:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #855C70.
3.76:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #855C70 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#855C70
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5F6471
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#696A6F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8B5B63

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #855C70?

#855C70 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 36% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #855C70?

Use white text. White on #855C70 has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #855C70?

Its complementary colour is #5C8571, and analogous partners are #855C84 and #855D5C.