#985E92
Plum · medium warm pink
About #985E92
#985E92 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 60% red, 37% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Plum (ΔE 11.3); Royal Purple comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5E9864 — a fern tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #985E92 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.83:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.83:1).
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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 #985E92?
#985E92 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 60% red, 37% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #985E92?
Use white text. White on #985E92 has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #985E92?
Its complementary colour is #5E9864, and analogous partners are #815E98 and #985E75.