#B372A2
Plum · medium warm pink
About #B372A2
#B372A2 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 45% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 9% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Plum and Wisteria (ΔE 18.5); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #72B383 — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #B372A2 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.85:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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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 #B372A2?
#B372A2 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 45% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 9% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #B372A2?
Use black text. Black on #B372A2 has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #B372A2?
Its complementary colour is #72B383, and analogous partners are #A372B3 and #B37282.