#FF9CF8
Orchid · light warm pink
About #FF9CF8
#FF9CF8 is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 61% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Orchid and Mauve (ΔE 15.8); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9CFFA3 — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #FF9CF8 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.36:1 (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 #FF9CF8?
#FF9CF8 is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 61% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FF9CF8?
Use black text. Black on #FF9CF8 has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FF9CF8?
Its complementary colour is #9CFFA3, and analogous partners are #D59CFF and #FF9CC6.