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#8A5D73

Eggplant · medium warm pink

About #8A5D73

#8A5D73 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 36% green and 45% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 14.3), with Rose Gold the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5D8A74 (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.39:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.39:1).

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Red138
Green93
Blue115

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 14.3
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 17.2
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 21.3

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

Text on #8A5D73

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #8A5D73.
5.39:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #8A5D73.
3.89:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A5D73 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A5D73
Protanopia (no red cones)
#616674
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6B6D72
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#905C65

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A5D73?

#8A5D73 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 36% green and 45% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #8A5D73?

Use white text. White on #8A5D73 has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A5D73?

Its complementary colour is #5D8A74, and analogous partners are #8A5D89 and #8A5E5D.