#8A5286
Plum · medium warm pink
About #8A5286
With the hex code #8A5286, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 32% green and 53% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Plum — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Royal Purple. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #528A56, 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 5.78:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.78:1).
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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 #8A5286?
With the hex code #8A5286, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 32% green and 53% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8A5286?
Use white text. White on #8A5286 has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A5286?
Its complementary colour is #528A56, and analogous partners are #72528A and #8A526A.