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#FF99FA

Orchid · light warm pink

About #FF99FA

#FF99FA is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 60% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Orchid (ΔE 14.4), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #99FF9E (mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green153
Blue250

Closest named colours

Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 14.4
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 20.5
Fuchsia
#C154C1 · ΔE 24.4

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

Text on #FF99FA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FF99FA.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FF99FA.
11.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FF99FA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FF99FA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#93B5FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEC2F7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA2BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FF99FA?

#FF99FA is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 60% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FF99FA?

Use black text. Black on #FF99FA has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FF99FA?

Its complementary colour is #99FF9E, and analogous partners are #D199FF and #FF99C7.