#8A5876
Eggplant · medium warm pink
About #8A5876
#8A5876 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 35% green and 46% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Eggplant and Rose Gold (ΔE 15.4); Rose Gold comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #588A6C — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A5876 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.62:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.62:1).
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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 #8A5876?
#8A5876 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 35% green and 46% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #8A5876?
Use white text. White on #8A5876 has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A5876?
Its complementary colour is #588A6C, and analogous partners are #85588A and #8A585D.