#D96DAD
Hot Pink · light warm pink
About #D96DAD
#D96DAD is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 43% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Hot Pink and Blush (ΔE 15.7), with Blush the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #6DD999 (emerald), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 6.74:1, 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 #D96DAD?
#D96DAD is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 43% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D96DAD?
Use black text. Black on #D96DAD has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #D96DAD?
Its complementary colour is #6DD999, and analogous partners are #CF6DD9 and #D96D77.