#89618D
Plum · medium cool pink
About #89618D
With the hex code #89618D, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 38% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Plum and Eggplant — a ΔE of 17.5 — followed by Eggplant. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #658D61, a fern shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.05:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.05:1).
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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 #89618D?
With the hex code #89618D, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 38% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #89618D?
Use white text. White on #89618D has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #89618D?
Its complementary colour is #658D61, and analogous partners are #73618D and #8D617B.