#95669C
Plum · medium cool pink
About #95669C
#95669C is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 40% green and 61% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Plum (ΔE 14.7); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6D9C66 — a moss tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #95669C for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.66:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.51:1).
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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 #95669C?
#95669C is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 40% green and 61% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #95669C?
Use black text. Black on #95669C has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #95669C?
Its complementary colour is #6D9C66, and analogous partners are #7A669C and #9C6688.