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#B35FA8

Plum · medium warm pink

About #B35FA8

#B35FA8 is a medium, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 37% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 6% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Plum (ΔE 12.7), with Orchid the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5FB36A (emerald), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for buttons, links and attention-grabbing accents. Black text reads best on it at 5.12:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red179
Green95
Blue168

Closest named colours

Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 12.7
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 18.1
Fuchsia
#C154C1 · ΔE 18.8

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

Text on #B35FA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on plum #B35FA8.
4.10:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on plum #B35FA8.
5.12:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B35FA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B35FA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5D76AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7482A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9657C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B35FA8?

#B35FA8 is a medium, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 37% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 6% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #B35FA8?

Use black text. Black on #B35FA8 has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #B35FA8?

Its complementary colour is #5FB36A, and analogous partners are #945FB3 and #B35F7E.