#BE77B2
Wisteria · medium warm pink
About #BE77B2
#BE77B2 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 47% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Wisteria and Plum (ΔE 17.0), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #77BE83 (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 6.47:1 (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 #BE77B2?
#BE77B2 is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 47% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BE77B2?
Use black text. Black on #BE77B2 has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #BE77B2?
Its complementary colour is #77BE83, and analogous partners are #A777BE and #BE778F.