#8A526B
Eggplant · medium warm pink
About #8A526B
With the hex code #8A526B, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 32% green and 42% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 14.4 — followed by Rose Gold. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #528A71, 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 — 6.00:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.00:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #8A526B?
With the hex code #8A526B, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 32% green and 42% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8A526B?
Use white text. White on #8A526B has a contrast ratio of 6.00:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A526B?
Its complementary colour is #528A71, and analogous partners are #8A5287 and #8A5552.