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#FF84F5

Orchid · light warm pink

About #FF84F5

#FF84F5 is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 52% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Orchid (ΔE 11.6); Fuchsia comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #84FF8E — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FF84F5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green132
Blue245

Closest named colours

Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 11.6
Fuchsia
#C154C1 · ΔE 19.3
Hot Pink
#FF69B4 · ΔE 26.6

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

Text on #FF84F5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FF84F5.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FF84F5.
9.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FF84F5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FF84F5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7EA7F9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A1B8F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF8EB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FF84F5?

#FF84F5 is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 52% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FF84F5?

Use black text. Black on #FF84F5 has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FF84F5?

Its complementary colour is #84FF8E, and analogous partners are #CB84FF and #FF84B8.