Palettes / Colors / #F396CB

#F396CB — Light Vivid Pink

#F396CB is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #F396CB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F396CB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #96F3BE; it also sits naturally between #ED96F3 and #F3969C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 59% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 16% · Key 5%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F396CB

.text { color: #F396CB; }
.background { background-color: #F396CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F396CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 150, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 79%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F396CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 150, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F396CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 150, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F396CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F396CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96F3BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F396CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F396CB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #F396CB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F396CB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F396CB?

#F396CB is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 243, 150, 203). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F396CB?

#F396CB is RGB 243, 150, 203 — HSL 326°, 79%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 16%, 5%.

What colors go with #F396CB?

Its complement is #96F3BE; analogous partners are #ED96F3 and #F3969C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F396CB for text?

Black text on #F396CB has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.