The meaning of the color Hot Pink and color combinations to inspire your next design.
Traditionally, pink evokes notions of sensitivity, femininity, sweetness, and romance. Hot pink, however, has been used widely throughout the punk community and is now attached to a more aggressive and rebellious sentiment and, unlike pink, needs blue and violet to come to life. The hex code for hot pink is #FF69B4.
The hot pink hue is packed with energy and doesn’t go unnoticed. It is provocative and bold, always making a statement. Hot pink is youthful, vibrant, and electric.
Often seen paired with black, hot pink also works well with yellows and cyans and, on the tamer side, with white and a light pinks as an accent.
Looking for a different hue? The following colors are related to hot pink.
In a RGB color space (made from three colored lights for red, green, and blue), hex #FF69B4 is made of 100% red, 41.2% green and 70.6% blue. In a CMYK color space (also known as process color, or four color, and used in color printing), hex #FF69B4 is made of 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Hot Pink has a hue angle of 330 degrees, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 70.6%.
The hexadecimal color #FF69B4 has RGB values of R: 100, G: 41.2, B: 70.6 and CMYK values of C: 0, M: 0.59, Y: 0.29, K:0.
Value | CSS | |
---|---|---|
Hex | ff69b4 | #ff69b4 |
RGB Decimal | 255, 105, 180 | rgb(255,105,180) |
RGB Percentage | 100, 41.2, 70.6 | rgb(100%, 41.2%, 70.6%) |
CMYK | 0, 59, 29, 0 | |
HSL | 330°, 100, 70.6 | hsl(330°, 100%, 70.6%) |
HSV (or HSB) | 330°, 58.8, 100 | |
Web Safe | ff66cc | #ff66cc |
CIE-LAB | 65.486, 64.238, -10.646 | |
XYZ | 54.532, 34.664, 46.99 | |
xyY | 0.4, 0.255, 34.664 | |
CIE-LCH | 65.486, 65.115, 350.59 | |
CIE-LUV | 65.486, 91.124, -27.488 | |
Hunter-Lab | 58.876, 66.482, -9.67 | |
Binary | 11111111, 01101001, 10110100 |
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