#856483
Eggplant · medium warm pink
About #856483
#856483 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 39% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Eggplant and Taupe (ΔE 17.2), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #648566 (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.06:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.06:1).
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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 #856483?
#856483 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 39% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #856483?
Use white text. White on #856483 has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #856483?
Its complementary colour is #648566, and analogous partners are #776485 and #856472.