Palettes / Colors / #F538EB

#F538EB — Vivid Pink

#F538EB is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #F538EB 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.

#F538EB 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 #38F542; it also sits naturally between #A038F5 and #F5388D. 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 22% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 4% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F538EB

.text { color: #F538EB; }
.background { background-color: #F538EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F538EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 56, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 90%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F538EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 56, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F538EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 56, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F538EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F538EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #38F542:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F538EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F538EB

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 #F538EB 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 #F538EB 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 #F538EB?

#F538EB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 245, 56, 235). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F538EB?

#F538EB is RGB 245, 56, 235 — HSL 303°, 90%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 4%, 4%.

What colors go with #F538EB?

Its complement is #38F542; analogous partners are #A038F5 and #F5388D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F538EB for text?

Black text on #F538EB has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.16:1.