#FC9EFF
Orchid · light cool pink
About #FC9EFF
#FC9EFF is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 62% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Orchid and Mauve (ΔE 15.8); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A1FF9E — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #FC9EFF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.47:1, a WCAG AAA 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 #FC9EFF?
#FC9EFF is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 62% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #FC9EFF?
Use black text. Black on #FC9EFF has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FC9EFF?
Its complementary colour is #A1FF9E, and analogous partners are #CC9EFF and #FF9ED1.