Palettes / Colors / #F396CE

#F396CE — Light Vivid Pink

#F396CE 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 #F396CE 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.

#F396CE 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 #96F3BB; it also sits naturally between #E996F3 and #F3969F. 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 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 15% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F396CE

.text { color: #F396CE; }
.background { background-color: #F396CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F396CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 150, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 79%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F396CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 150, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F396CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 150, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F396CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F396CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96F3BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F396CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F396CE

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 #F396CE 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 #F396CE 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

← #F396CD  ·  #F396CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F396CE?

#F396CE is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 243, 150, 206). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F396CE?

#F396CE is RGB 243, 150, 206 — HSL 324°, 79%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 15%, 5%.

What colors go with #F396CE?

Its complement is #96F3BB; analogous partners are #E996F3 and #F3969F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F396CE for text?

Black text on #F396CE has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.