#8A618D
Plum · medium cool pink
About #8A618D
#8A618D is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 38% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Plum and Eggplant (ΔE 17.2), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #648D61 (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 — 5.03:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.03:1).
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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 #8A618D?
#8A618D is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 38% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A618D?
Use white text. White on #8A618D has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A618D?
Its complementary colour is #648D61, and analogous partners are #74618D and #8D617A.