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#F492FF

Orchid · light cool pink

About #F492FF

With the hex code #F492FF, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 57% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Orchid — a ΔE of 12.5 — followed by Fuchsia. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9DFF92, a mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red244
Green146
Blue255

Closest named colours

Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 12.5
Fuchsia
#C154C1 · ΔE 21.3
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 23.0

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

Text on #F492FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on orchid #F492FF.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on orchid #F492FF.
10.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F492FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F492FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#85AFFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A0BBFC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F89EBD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F492FF?

With the hex code #F492FF, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 57% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F492FF?

Use black text. Black on #F492FF has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F492FF?

Its complementary colour is #9DFF92, and analogous partners are #BE92FF and #FF92D3.