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#D96CB2

Hot Pink · light warm pink

About #D96CB2

#D96CB2 is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 42% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Hot Pink and Orchid (ΔE 15.7); Orchid comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6CD993 — a emerald tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D96CB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.74:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red217
Green108
Blue178

Closest named colours

Hot Pink
#FF69B4 · ΔE 15.7
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 17.5
Fuchsia
#C154C1 · ΔE 22.0

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

Text on #D96CB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hot pink #D96CB2.
3.12:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on hot pink #D96CB2.
6.74:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D96CB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D96CB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7387B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9199AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E56C87

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D96CB2?

#D96CB2 is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 42% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D96CB2?

Use black text. Black on #D96CB2 has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #D96CB2?

Its complementary colour is #6CD993, and analogous partners are #C96CD9 and #D96C7C.