Palettes / Colors / #FA5CD8

#FA5CD8 — Light Vivid Pink

#FA5CD8 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 #FA5CD8 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.

#FA5CD8 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 #5CFA7E; it also sits naturally between #CD5CFA and #FA5C89. 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 36% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 14% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA5CD8

.text { color: #FA5CD8; }
.background { background-color: #FA5CD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA5CD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 92, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 94%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA5CD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 92, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA5CD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 92, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA5CD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA5CD8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA5CD8

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5CFA7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA5CD8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA5CD8

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 #FA5CD8 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 #FA5CD8 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

← #FA5CD7  ·  #FA5CD9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA5CD8?

#FA5CD8 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 92, 216). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA5CD8?

#FA5CD8 is RGB 250, 92, 216 — HSL 313°, 94%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 14%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA5CD8?

Its complement is #5CFA7E; analogous partners are #CD5CFA and #FA5C89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA5CD8 for text?

Black text on #FA5CD8 has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.