#FF72F7
Orchid · light warm pink
About #FF72F7
#FF72F7 is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 45% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Orchid and Fuchsia (ΔE 17.7), with Fuchsia the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #72FF7A (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 — 9.00:1, 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 #FF72F7?
#FF72F7 is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 45% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FF72F7?
Use black text. Black on #FF72F7 has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FF72F7?
Its complementary colour is #72FF7A, and analogous partners are #C072FF and #FF72B1.