#B87ABE
Wisteria · medium cool pink
About #B87ABE
#B87ABE is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 48% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Wisteria and Plum (ΔE 15.1), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #80BE7A (pistachio), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.57:1 (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 #B87ABE?
#B87ABE is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 48% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B87ABE?
Use black text. Black on #B87ABE has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #B87ABE?
Its complementary colour is #80BE7A, and analogous partners are #967ABE and #BE7AA2.