#FF68C8
Hot Pink · light warm pink
About #FF68C8
#FF68C8 is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 41% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Hot Pink (ΔE 10.9), with Orchid the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #68FF9F (mint), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.07:1 (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 #FF68C8?
#FF68C8 is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 41% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FF68C8?
Use black text. Black on #FF68C8 has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FF68C8?
Its complementary colour is #68FF9F, and analogous partners are #EA68FF and #FF687D.