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#FC2CA5 — Vivid Pink

#FC2CA5 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #FC2CA5 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.

#FC2CA5 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 #2CFC83; it also sits naturally between #EA2CFC and #FC2C3D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FC2CA5 · RGB 252, 44, 165

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Color values

HEX#FC2CA5
RGB252, 44, 165
HSL325°, 97%, 58%
HSV325°, 83%, 99%
CMYK0%, 83%, 35%, 1%
XYZ47.84, 25.21, 37.94
Yxy25.21, 0.4310, 0.2272
CIE-Lab57.28, 81.85, -14.39
Hunter Lab50.21, 86.21, -12.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 17% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 35% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FC2CA5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FC2CA5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FC2CA5

.text { color: #FC2CA5; }
.background { background-color: #FC2CA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC2CA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 44, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 97%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC2CA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 44, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC2CA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 44, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC2CA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC2CA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC2CA5

#FB139B#EC048B#D3037C#B5036B#9C025C#83024D#64023B#4B012C#2D011B#14000C

Tints of #FC2CA5

#FC40AE#FC54B6#FD63BD#FD77C5#FD8BCE#FEA0D6#FEB4DF#FEC3E5#FED7EE#FFEBF6

Tones of #FC2CA5

#ED3BA3#DE4AA0#CF599E#C1679B#B27699#A38596

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2CFC83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.48:1 AA large only
Against black text6.04:1 AA

Best text color on #FC2CA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC2CA5

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 #FC2CA5: ·

How #FC2CA5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A088Deuteranopia · #AEBE81Tritanopia · #F2716C

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Material Pink 500 · #E91E63

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FC2CA5 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fa26a0
#FA26A0 · #05DFD7 · #A3F7BF · #FFF591
Silent Ruby Meadow
#0E0818 · #0EFCF0 · #F72EAF · #8BFE42
Velvet Ruby Monsoon
#12370B · #FE37A7 · #FD1DE0 · #FCA63B
Cosmic Ruby Saffron
#0E2115 · #503BFD · #FD23AD · #4B74FD
Palette 000000
#000000 · #F72798 · #F57D1F · #EBF400
Honey Voyage
#15322D · #FA2598 · #FC43DC · #F2F73C

Similar colors

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

#FA26A0#F72EAF#FE37A7#FD23AD#F72798#FA2598#FC3A9E#FA39AE#FF3EA5#ED37A5#FF3FA4#FF3E9B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC2CA4  ·  #FC2CA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC2CA5?

#FC2CA5 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 44, 165). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC2CA5?

#FC2CA5 is RGB 252, 44, 165 — HSL 325°, 97%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 35%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC2CA5?

Its complement is #2CFC83; analogous partners are #EA2CFC and #FC2C3D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC2CA5 for text?

Black text on #FC2CA5 has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.48:1.