#984E94
Plum · medium warm pink
About #984E94
With the hex code #984E94, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 31% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Plum — a ΔE of 5.0 — followed by Royal Purple. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E9852, a jade shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.45:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.45:1).
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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 #984E94?
With the hex code #984E94, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 31% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #984E94?
Use white text. White on #984E94 has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #984E94?
Its complementary colour is #4E9852, and analogous partners are #774E98 and #984E6F.