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#FB9EFF

Orchid · light cool pink

About #FB9EFF

#FB9EFF is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 62% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is somewhere between Orchid and Mauve (ΔE 15.8), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2FF9E (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 — 11.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red251
Green158
Blue255

Closest named colours

Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 15.8
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 17.7
Fuchsia
#C154C1 · ΔE 25.7

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

Text on #FB9EFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FB9EFF.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FB9EFF.
11.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FB9EFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FB9EFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#95B8FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEC3FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA8C3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FB9EFF?

#FB9EFF is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 62% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #FB9EFF?

Use black text. Black on #FB9EFF has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FB9EFF?

Its complementary colour is #A2FF9E, and analogous partners are #CB9EFF and #FF9ED2.