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#F59EFF

Orchid · light cool pink

About #F59EFF

#F59EFF is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 62% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is somewhere between Orchid and Mauve (ΔE 16.1), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8FF9E (mint), 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 — 11.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red245
Green158
Blue255

Closest named colours

Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 16.1
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 16.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 24.4

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

Text on #F59EFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on orchid #F59EFF.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on orchid #F59EFF.
11.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F59EFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F59EFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#94B7FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAC1FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8A9C3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F59EFF?

#F59EFF is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 62% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #F59EFF?

Use black text. Black on #F59EFF has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F59EFF?

Its complementary colour is #A8FF9E, and analogous partners are #C59EFF and #FF9ED8.