Palettes / Colors / #FB98DC

#FB98DC — Light Vivid Pink

#FB98DC is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #FB98DC 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.

#FB98DC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #98FBB7; it also sits naturally between #E998FB and #FB98AA. 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 60% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 12% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FB98DC

.text { color: #FB98DC; }
.background { background-color: #FB98DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB98DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 152, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 93%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB98DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 152, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB98DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 152, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FB98DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB98DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #98FBB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FB98DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FB98DC

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 #FB98DC 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 #FB98DC 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

← #FB98DB  ·  #FB98DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FB98DC?

#FB98DC is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 152, 220). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FB98DC?

#FB98DC is RGB 251, 152, 220 — HSL 319°, 93%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 12%, 2%.

What colors go with #FB98DC?

Its complement is #98FBB7; analogous partners are #E998FB and #FB98AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FB98DC for text?

Black text on #FB98DC has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.