#BE77BB
Wisteria · medium warm pink
About #BE77BB
#BE77BB is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 47% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Wisteria and Plum (ΔE 17.1), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #77BE7A (pistachio), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.55:1, 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 #BE77BB?
#BE77BB is a medium, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 47% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BE77BB?
Use black text. Black on #BE77BB has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #BE77BB?
Its complementary colour is #77BE7A, and analogous partners are #9E77BE and #BE7798.