#855C84
Plum · medium warm pink
About #855C84
With the hex code #855C84, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 36% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Plum and Eggplant — a ΔE of 17.9 — followed by Eggplant. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5C855D, a fern shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.44:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.44:1).
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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 #855C84?
With the hex code #855C84, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 36% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #855C84?
Use white text. White on #855C84 has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #855C84?
Its complementary colour is #5C855D, and analogous partners are #725C85 and #855C6F.