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#BE6FA2

Plum · medium warm pink

About #BE6FA2

#BE6FA2 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 44% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is somewhere between Plum and Wisteria (ΔE 18.3), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #6FBE8B (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.98:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red190
Green111
Blue162

Closest named colours

Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 18.3
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 21.8
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 22.0

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

Text on #BE6FA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on plum #BE6FA2.
3.51:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on plum #BE6FA2.
5.98:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE6FA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE6FA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7381A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#878DA0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C77082

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE6FA2?

#BE6FA2 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 44% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BE6FA2?

Use black text. Black on #BE6FA2 has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #BE6FA2?

Its complementary colour is #6FBE8B, and analogous partners are #B26FBE and #BE6F7B.