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#FA5CE3 — Light Vivid Pink

#FA5CE3 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 #FA5CE3 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.

#FA5CE3 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 #5CFA73; it also sits naturally between #C35CFA and #FA5C93. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA5CE3 · RGB 250, 92, 227

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Color values

HEX#FA5CE3
RGB250, 92, 227
HSL309°, 94%, 67%
HSV309°, 63%, 98%
CMYK0%, 63%, 9%, 2%
XYZ57.12, 33.52, 76.13
Yxy33.52, 0.3425, 0.2010
CIE-Lab64.58, 74.59, -38.58
Hunter Lab57.90, 79.09, -42.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 36% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 9% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA5CE3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA5CE3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA5CE3

.text { color: #FA5CE3; }
.background { background-color: #FA5CE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA5CE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 92, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 94%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA5CE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 92, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA5CE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 92, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA5CE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA5CE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA5CE3

#F93EDD#F81BD7#ED07CB#D006B2#B20698#8F047B#720461#540348#31022A#140111

Tints of #FA5CE3

#FA6BE5#FB79E7#FB88EA#FC97ED#FCA6EF#FDB0F1#FDBFF4#FDCEF6#FEDCF9#FEEBFC

Tones of #FA5CE3

#EF67DB#E372D2#D87DCB#CD89C2#C294BB#B6A0B3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5CFA73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.73:1 Fails
Against black text7.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #FA5CE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA5CE3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FA5CE3: ·

How #FA5CE3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B6B4C2Deuteranopia · #BFCBBATritanopia · #F2A9A3

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA5CE3 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Marble
#1A1206 · #F94FE5 · #1253FC · #A14CFE
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382
Tranquil Dusk
#082028 · #F856F0 · #FA3552 · #FA2635
Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6
Wild Zephyr
#0C0B29 · #1EFA76 · #FB49DF · #FF4444
Rustic Summit
#0C1E19 · #5629FB · #BDFC1F · #FA4AEC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F94FE5#EC5BE0#F856F0#EA56E8#FB49DF#FA4AEC#E661E0#FF5FCF#EE6CDD#E65BDB#EB57D4#FF61F8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA5CE2  ·  #FA5CE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA5CE3?

#FA5CE3 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 92, 227). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA5CE3?

#FA5CE3 is RGB 250, 92, 227 — HSL 309°, 94%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 9%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA5CE3?

Its complement is #5CFA73; analogous partners are #C35CFA and #FA5C93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA5CE3 for text?

Black text on #FA5CE3 has a contrast ratio of 7.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.73:1.