#8D6477
Eggplant · medium warm pink
About #8D6477
With the hex code #8D6477, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 39% green and 47% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Eggplant and Rose Gold — a ΔE of 15.9 — followed by Rose Gold. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #648D7A, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.97:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.97:1).
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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 #8D6477?
With the hex code #8D6477, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 39% green and 47% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8D6477?
Use white text. White on #8D6477 has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8D6477?
Its complementary colour is #648D7A, and analogous partners are #8D648B and #8D6664.