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#8A5077

Plum · medium warm pink

About #8A5077

#8A5077 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 31% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Plum (ΔE 14.4), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #508A63 (fern), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.01:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.01:1).

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Red138
Green80
Blue119

Closest named colours

Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 14.4
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 18.2
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 22.2

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

Text on #8A5077

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on plum #8A5077.
6.01:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on plum #8A5077.
3.49:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A5077 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A5077
Protanopia (no red cones)
#525D78
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#616675
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#90515E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A5077?

#8A5077 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 31% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #8A5077?

Use white text. White on #8A5077 has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A5077?

Its complementary colour is #508A63, and analogous partners are #80508A and #8A505A.