#8A5E8A
Plum · medium warm pink
About #8A5E8A
#8A5E8A is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 37% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Plum and Eggplant (ΔE 16.1), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5E8A5E (fern), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.19:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.19:1).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #8A5E8A
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #8A5E8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A5E8A?
#8A5E8A is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 37% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #8A5E8A?
Use white text. White on #8A5E8A has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A5E8A?
Its complementary colour is #5E8A5E, and analogous partners are #745E8A and #8A5E74.