#FF8DB5
Blush · light warm pink
About #FF8DB5
#FF8DB5 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 55% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Blush and Watermelon (ΔE 17.4), with Watermelon the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8DFFD7 (seafoam), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.73:1, 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 #FF8DB5?
#FF8DB5 is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 55% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FF8DB5?
Use black text. Black on #FF8DB5 has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FF8DB5?
Its complementary colour is #8DFFD7, and analogous partners are #FF8DEE and #FF9E8D.