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#FF87F9

Orchid · light warm pink

About #FF87F9

With the hex code #FF87F9, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 53% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Orchid — a ΔE of 12.0 — followed by Fuchsia. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #87FF8D, a mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green135
Blue249

Closest named colours

Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 12.0
Fuchsia
#C154C1 · ΔE 19.8
Hot Pink
#FF69B4 · ΔE 27.9

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

Text on #FF87F9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FF87F9.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FF87F9.
10.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FF87F9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FF87F9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7FA9FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2B9F5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF92B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FF87F9?

With the hex code #FF87F9, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 53% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FF87F9?

Use black text. Black on #FF87F9 has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FF87F9?

Its complementary colour is #87FF8D, and analogous partners are #C987FF and #FF87BD.