#866985
Eggplant · medium warm pink
About #866985
With the hex code #866985, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 41% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Eggplant and Taupe — a ΔE of 18.0 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #69866A, 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 — 4.80:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.80:1).
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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 #866985?
With the hex code #866985, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 41% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #866985?
Use white text. White on #866985 has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #866985?
Its complementary colour is #69866A, and analogous partners are #786986 and #866976.