#855F81
Eggplant · medium warm pink
About #855F81
With the hex code #855F81, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 37% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Eggplant and Plum — a ΔE of 16.9 — followed by Plum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5F8563, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.31:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.31:1).
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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 #855F81?
With the hex code #855F81, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 37% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #855F81?
Use white text. White on #855F81 has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #855F81?
Its complementary colour is #5F8563, and analogous partners are #765F85 and #855F6E.