Palettes / Colors / #FB74CD

#FB74CD — Light Vivid Pink

#FB74CD 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 #FB74CD 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.

#FB74CD 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 #74FBA1; it also sits naturally between #E474FB and #FB748B. 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 45% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FB74CD

.text { color: #FB74CD; }
.background { background-color: #FB74CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB74CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 116, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 94%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB74CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 116, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB74CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 116, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FB74CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB74CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #74FBA1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FB74CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FB74CD

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 #FB74CD 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 #FB74CD 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 #FB74CD?

#FB74CD is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 116, 205). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FB74CD?

#FB74CD is RGB 251, 116, 205 — HSL 320°, 94%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 54%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FB74CD?

Its complement is #74FBA1; analogous partners are #E474FB and #FB748B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FB74CD for text?

Black text on #FB74CD has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.