#B85D8A
Plum · medium warm pink
About #B85D8A
#B85D8A is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 36% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 25% yellow and 28% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Plum and Blush (ΔE 18.0), with Blush the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5DB88B (jade), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.97:1 (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 #B85D8A?
#B85D8A is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 36% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 25% yellow and 28% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #B85D8A?
Use black text. Black on #B85D8A has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #B85D8A?
Its complementary colour is #5DB88B, and analogous partners are #B85DB8 and #B85D5D.