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#FF84F6

Orchid · light warm pink

About #FF84F6

With the hex code #FF84F6, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 52% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Orchid — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Fuchsia. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #84FF8D, 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 9.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green132
Blue246

Closest named colours

Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 11.8
Fuchsia
#C154C1 · ΔE 19.3
Hot Pink
#FF69B4 · ΔE 27.1

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

Text on #FF84F6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FF84F6.
2.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FF84F6.
9.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FF84F6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FF84F6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7DA7FA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A1B8F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF8EB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FF84F6?

With the hex code #FF84F6, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 52% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FF84F6?

Use black text. Black on #FF84F6 has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FF84F6?

Its complementary colour is #84FF8D, and analogous partners are #CB84FF and #FF84B9.