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#FF80CA

Hot Pink · light warm pink

About #FF80CA

With the hex code #FF80CA, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 50% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Hot Pink — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Orchid. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #80FFB5, a mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green128
Blue202

Closest named colours

Hot Pink
#FF69B4 · ΔE 10.4
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 19.9
Blush
#DE5D83 · ΔE 24.7

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

Text on #FF80CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hot pink #FF80CA.
2.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on hot pink #FF80CA.
9.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FF80CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FF80CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8B9ECC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADB3C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF7E9C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FF80CA?

With the hex code #FF80CA, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 50% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FF80CA?

Use black text. Black on #FF80CA has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FF80CA?

Its complementary colour is #80FFB5, and analogous partners are #F580FF and #FF808B.