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#855F82

Eggplant · medium warm pink

About #855F82

#855F82 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 37% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is somewhere between Eggplant and Plum (ΔE 17.2), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5F8562 (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 5.31:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.31:1).

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Red133
Green95
Blue130

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 17.2
Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 20.8
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 23.5

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

Text on #855F82

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #855F82.
5.31:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #855F82.
3.96:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #855F82 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#855F82
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5D6883
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#666D81
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#88626B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #855F82?

#855F82 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 37% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #855F82?

Use white text. White on #855F82 has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #855F82?

Its complementary colour is #5F8562, and analogous partners are #755F85 and #855F6F.