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#F980EF

#F980EF is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Violet. In RGB it’s made of 97.6% red, 50.2% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 305°, with 91% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.24:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

9.36:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.24:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.36:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F980EF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#F980EF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #F980EF

What color is #F980EF?

#F980EF is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Violet. In RGB it’s made of 97.6% red, 50.2% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 305°, with 91% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #F980EF in RGB?

#F980EF is rgb(249, 128, 239): 249 red, 128 green, and 239 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #F980EF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 49, 4, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #F980EF?

PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #F980EF?

Its complement #49C45B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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