#FF9CFA
Orchid · light warm pink
About #FF9CFA
#FF9CFA is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 61% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Orchid and Mauve (ΔE 15.5), with Mauve the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9CFFA1 (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 11.39:1 (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 #FF9CFA?
#FF9CFA is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 61% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FF9CFA?
Use black text. Black on #FF9CFA has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FF9CFA?
Its complementary colour is #9CFFA1, and analogous partners are #D29CFF and #FF9CC9.