#8A6091
Plum · medium cool pink
About #8A6091
#8A6091 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 38% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Plum and Royal Purple (ΔE 15.4), with Royal Purple the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #679160 (fern), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.04:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.04:1).
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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 #8A6091?
#8A6091 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 38% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A6091?
Use white text. White on #8A6091 has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A6091?
Its complementary colour is #679160, and analogous partners are #716091 and #916080.