Hot Pink
#ff028d
Lighter hot magenta-red with sharper, clean punch
About Hot Pink
Hot Pink reads like a bold highlight you can actually see on a product page, not like a neon that's trying too hard. Compared to Fluorescent Pink, it's less "sign-like" and more saturated in a controlled way, so it feels punchy without the softened-neon glare. Compared to Burning Raspberry, it keeps more heat and a steadier, fuller glow instead of going cooler and razor-sharp. And next to Forgiven Sin, it's lighter and more energetic, not the darker, flatter red-pink that settles into status-dot duty.
I use it as the one you reach for when the CTA needs to feel urgent but still approachable, especially for dashboards and finance apps that already have pink accents but want a clearer separation from the cooler reds. It's great for mobile checkout buttons, subscription banners, and media controls where you want one obvious primary action that doesn't drift into magenta-blue.
Quirk: set it against deep charcoal or black text, because on warm backgrounds it can look louder than you planned, like it's trying to steal the whole screen.
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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.
On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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