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#A76DA2

Plum · medium warm pink

About #A76DA2

With the hex code #A76DA2, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 43% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 3% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Plum and Wisteria — a ΔE of 15.8 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #6DA772, a moss shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.35:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red167
Green109
Blue162

Closest named colours

Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 15.8
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 19.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 21.2

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

Text on #A76DA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on plum #A76DA2.
3.92:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on plum #A76DA2.
5.35:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A76DA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A76DA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6B7CA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7983A0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AB7180

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A76DA2?

With the hex code #A76DA2, this is a medium pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 43% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 3% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A76DA2?

Use black text. Black on #A76DA2 has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #A76DA2?

Its complementary colour is #6DA772, and analogous partners are #8F6DA7 and #A76D85.