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#EF68FF

Fuchsia · light cool pink

About #EF68FF

#EF68FF is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 41% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is somewhere between Fuchsia and Orchid (ΔE 23.6), with Orchid the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #78FF68 (kelly green), 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 — 8.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green104
Blue255

Closest named colours

Fuchsia
#C154C1 · ΔE 23.6
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 24.0
Neon Pink
#FF10F0 · ΔE 24.5

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

Text on #EF68FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on fuchsia #EF68FF.
2.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on fuchsia #EF68FF.
8.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EF68FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EF68FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#4C96FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7EA6FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F37EAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EF68FF?

#EF68FF is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 41% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EF68FF?

Use black text. Black on #EF68FF has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EF68FF?

Its complementary colour is #78FF68, and analogous partners are #A368FF and #FF68C4.