#BE6FA5
Plum · medium warm pink
About #BE6FA5
#BE6FA5 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 44% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Plum and Wisteria (ΔE 17.7), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #6FBE88 (seafoam), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.01:1, 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 #BE6FA5?
#BE6FA5 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 44% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BE6FA5?
Use black text. Black on #BE6FA5 has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #BE6FA5?
Its complementary colour is #6FBE88, and analogous partners are #B06FBE and #BE6F7D.