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#8A5076

Plum · medium warm pink

About #8A5076

With the hex code #8A5076, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 31% green and 46% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Plum — a ΔE of 14.9 — followed by Eggplant. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #508A64, a fern shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.02:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.02:1).

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Red138
Green80
Blue118

Closest named colours

Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 14.9
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 17.9
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 21.7

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

Text on #8A5076

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on plum #8A5076.
6.02:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on plum #8A5076.
3.49:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A5076 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A5076
Protanopia (no red cones)
#535D77
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#626674
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#90515E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A5076?

With the hex code #8A5076, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 31% green and 46% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8A5076?

Use white text. White on #8A5076 has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A5076?

Its complementary colour is #508A64, and analogous partners are #81508A and #8A5059.