Palettes / Colors / #FB6AED

#FB6AED — Light Vivid Pink

#FB6AED 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 #FB6AED 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.

#FB6AED 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 #6AFB78; it also sits naturally between #C16AFB and #FB6AA4. 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 42% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FB6AED

.text { color: #FB6AED; }
.background { background-color: #FB6AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB6AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 106, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 95%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB6AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 106, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB6AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 106, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FB6AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB6AED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6AFB78:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FB6AED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FB6AED

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 #FB6AED 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 #FB6AED 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 #FB6AED?

#FB6AED is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 106, 237). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FB6AED?

#FB6AED is RGB 251, 106, 237 — HSL 306°, 95%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FB6AED?

Its complement is #6AFB78; analogous partners are #C16AFB and #FB6AA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FB6AED for text?

Black text on #FB6AED has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.