#855D85
Plum · medium warm pink
About #855D85
#855D85 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 36% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Plum and Eggplant (ΔE 18.2); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5D855D — a fern tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #855D85 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.38:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.38:1).
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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 #855D85?
#855D85 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 36% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #855D85?
Use white text. White on #855D85 has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #855D85?
Its complementary colour is #5D855D, and analogous partners are #715D85 and #855D71.