Palettes / Colors / #F980CB

#F980CB — Light Vivid Pink

#F980CB is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #F980CB 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.

#F980CB 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 #80F9AF; it also sits naturally between #EB80F9 and #F9808E. 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 50% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F980CB

.text { color: #F980CB; }
.background { background-color: #F980CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F980CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 128, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 91%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F980CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 128, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F980CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 128, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F980CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F980CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80F9AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F980CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F980CB

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 #F980CB 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 #F980CB 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 #F980CB?

#F980CB is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 249, 128, 203). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F980CB?

#F980CB is RGB 249, 128, 203 — HSL 323°, 91%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #F980CB?

Its complement is #80F9AF; analogous partners are #EB80F9 and #F9808E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F980CB for text?

Black text on #F980CB has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.