Palettes / Colors / #F97BDA

#F97BDA — Light Vivid Pink

#F97BDA is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #F97BDA 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.

#F97BDA 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 #7BF99B; it also sits naturally between #D97BF9 and #F97B9B. 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 98% · Green 48% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 12% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F97BDA

.text { color: #F97BDA; }
.background { background-color: #F97BDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F97BDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 123, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 91%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F97BDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 123, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F97BDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 123, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F97BDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F97BDA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7BF99B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F97BDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F97BDA

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 #F97BDA 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 #F97BDA 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

← #F97BD9  ·  #F97BDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F97BDA?

#F97BDA is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 249, 123, 218). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F97BDA?

#F97BDA is RGB 249, 123, 218 — HSL 315°, 91%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 12%, 2%.

What colors go with #F97BDA?

Its complement is #7BF99B; analogous partners are #D97BF9 and #F97B9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F97BDA for text?

Black text on #F97BDA has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.