#8A6980
Eggplant · medium warm pink
About #8A6980
#8A6980 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 41% green and 50% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Eggplant and Taupe (ΔE 17.3); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #698A73 — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A6980 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.76:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.76:1).
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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 #8A6980?
#8A6980 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 41% green and 50% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #8A6980?
Use white text. White on #8A6980 has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A6980?
Its complementary colour is #698A73, and analogous partners are #84698A and #8A696F.