#8A5D89
Plum · medium warm pink
About #8A5D89
#8A5D89 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 36% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Plum and Eggplant (ΔE 15.7); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5D8A5E — a fern tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A5D89 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.24:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.24:1).
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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 #8A5D89?
#8A5D89 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 36% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #8A5D89?
Use white text. White on #8A5D89 has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A5D89?
Its complementary colour is #5D8A5E, and analogous partners are #745D8A and #8A5D73.