Palettes / Colors / #F480CA

#F480CA — Light Vivid Pink

#F480CA is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #F480CA 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.

#F480CA 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 #80F4AB; it also sits naturally between #E580F4 and #F48090. 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 96% · Green 50% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 17% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F480CA

.text { color: #F480CA; }
.background { background-color: #F480CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F480CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 128, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 84%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F480CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 128, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F480CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 128, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F480CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F480CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80F4AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F480CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F480CA

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 #F480CA 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 #F480CA 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

← #F480C9  ·  #F480CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F480CA?

#F480CA is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 244, 128, 202). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F480CA?

#F480CA is RGB 244, 128, 202 — HSL 322°, 84%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 17%, 4%.

What colors go with #F480CA?

Its complement is #80F4AB; analogous partners are #E580F4 and #F48090. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F480CA for text?

Black text on #F480CA has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.