Palettes / Colors / #FC2CB5

#FC2CB5 — Vivid Pink

#FC2CB5 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 #FC2CB5 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.

#FC2CB5 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 #2CFC71; it also sits naturally between #D92CFC and #FC2C4F. 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 99% · Green 17% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 28% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC2CB5

.text { color: #FC2CB5; }
.background { background-color: #FC2CB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC2CB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 44, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 97%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC2CB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 44, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC2CB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 44, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC2CB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC2CB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC2CB5

Tints of #FC2CB5

Tones of #FC2CB5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2CFC71:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC2CB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC2CB5

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 #FC2CB5 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 #FC2CB5 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

← #FC2CB4  ·  #FC2CB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC2CB5?

#FC2CB5 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 44, 181). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC2CB5?

#FC2CB5 is RGB 252, 44, 181 — HSL 320°, 97%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 28%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC2CB5?

Its complement is #2CFC71; analogous partners are #D92CFC and #FC2C4F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC2CB5 for text?

Black text on #FC2CB5 has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.41:1.