Hot Pink Color Palette
Hot Pink Color Palette built around #FF69B4, a dark warm pink anchor (WCAG contrast 7.93:1 against black). The set combines a light tint + a deep shade + a softened complement + a neutral ground so any palette position has a text-safe pairing.
Semantic roles
Assigned deterministically: lightest = background, darkest = text, most saturated = primary.
| background | #FFC7E6 | |
| surface | #8BDDB4 | |
| text | #8F295F | |
| text-muted | #FF69B4 | |
| primary | #FF69B4 | |
| secondary | #8BDDB4 | |
| accent | #FF7BBB |
CSS variables
:root {
--background: #ffc7e6;
--surface: #8bddb4;
--text: #8f295f;
--text-muted: #ff69b4;
--primary: #ff69b4;
--secondary: #8bddb4;
--accent: #ff7bbb;
}Accessibility matrix
Text color (rows) on background (columns). Green = WCAG AA pass for normal text (≥4.5:1).
| Text \ BG | #FF69B4 | #FFC7E6 | #8F295F | #8BDDB4 | #FF7BBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #FF69B4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| #FFC7E6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| #8F295F | 3.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| #8BDDB4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| #FF7BBB | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Under deuteranopia
Machado et al. (2009) simulation, severity 1.0 — approximation, not a medical tool.
Colors in this palette
Similar palettes
FAQ
How do I use the hot pink color palette in CSS?
Copy the CSS variables below into :root and use var(--primary), var(--background) etc. Full palette: #FF69B4, #FFC7E6, #8F295F, #8BDDB4, #FF7BBB.
Do these colors pass accessibility checks?
See the WCAG matrix on this page: every text-on-background pairing with ratio ≥ 4.5 passes AA for normal text; ≥ 3 passes AA for large text and UI components.