#FF87BC
Hot Pink · light warm pink
About #FF87BC
#FF87BC is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 53% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Hot Pink (ΔE 14.5); Blush comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #87FFCA — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #FF87BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.44:1 (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 #FF87BC?
#FF87BC is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 53% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FF87BC?
Use black text. Black on #FF87BC has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FF87BC?
Its complementary colour is #87FFCA, and analogous partners are #FF87F8 and #FF8E87.