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#985392

Plum · medium warm pink

About #985392

With the hex code #985392, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 33% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 4% 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 5.2 — followed by Royal Purple. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #539859, a fern shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.27:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.27:1).

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Red152
Green83
Blue146

Closest named colours

Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 5.2
Royal Purple
#7851A9 · ΔE 19.5
Amethyst
#9966CC · ΔE 24.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #985392

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on plum #985392.
5.27:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on plum #985392.
3.99:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #985392 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#985392
Protanopia (no red cones)
#506694
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#636F90
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9D586C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #985392?

With the hex code #985392, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 33% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #985392?

Use white text. White on #985392 has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #985392?

Its complementary colour is #539859, and analogous partners are #7C5398 and #98536F.