Palettes / Colors / #FA5CD6
#FA5CD6 — Light Vivid Pink
#FA5CD6 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 #FA5CD6 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.
#FA5CD6 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 #5CFA81; it also sits naturally between #D05CFA and #FA5C86. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FA5CD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 92, 214 |
| HSL | 314°, 94%, 67% |
| HSV | 314°, 63%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 63%, 14%, 2% |
| XYZ | 55.39, 32.83, 67.04 |
| Yxy | 32.83, 0.3568, 0.2115 |
| CIE-Lab | 64.03, 72.70, -32.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.30, 76.53, -33.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 36% · Blue 84%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 14% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FA5CD6
.text { color: #FA5CD6; }
.background { background-color: #FA5CD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA5CD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 92, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 94%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA5CD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 92, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA5CD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 92, 214, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FA5CD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA5CD6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5CFA81:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FA5CD6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA5CD6
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FA5CD6: ·
How #FA5CD6 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 #FA5CD6 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FA5CD6?
#FA5CD6 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 92, 214). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FA5CD6?
#FA5CD6 is RGB 250, 92, 214 — HSL 314°, 94%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 14%, 2%.
What colors go with #FA5CD6?
Its complement is #5CFA81; analogous partners are #D05CFA and #FA5C86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FA5CD6 for text?
Black text on #FA5CD6 has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.78:1.