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#FF9CFE

Orchid · light warm pink

About #FF9CFE

#FF9CFE is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 61% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Orchid and Mauve (ΔE 15.2); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9CFF9D — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FF9CFE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green156
Blue254

Closest named colours

Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 15.2
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 19.7
Fuchsia
#C154C1 · ΔE 25.1

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

Text on #FF9CFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FF9CFE.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on orchid #FF9CFE.
11.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FF9CFE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FF9CFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#95B7FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFC4FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFA5C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FF9CFE?

#FF9CFE is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 61% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FF9CFE?

Use black text. Black on #FF9CFE has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FF9CFE?

Its complementary colour is #9CFF9D, and analogous partners are #CF9CFF and #FF9CCC.