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#855C82

Eggplant · medium warm pink

About #855C82

#855C82 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 36% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is somewhere between Eggplant and Plum (ΔE 17.8), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5C855F (fern), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.45:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.45:1).

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Red133
Green92
Blue130

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 17.8
Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 18.6
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 24.2

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

Text on #855C82

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #855C82.
5.45:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #855C82.
3.85:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #855C82 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#855C82
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5A6683
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#646B81
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#885F6A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #855C82?

#855C82 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 36% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #855C82?

Use white text. White on #855C82 has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #855C82?

Its complementary colour is #5C855F, and analogous partners are #745C85 and #855C6E.