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#FC558D — Light Vivid Pink

#FC558D is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #FC558D 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.

#FC558D 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 #54FCC4; it also sits naturally between #FC54E0 and #FC7054. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FC558D · RGB 252, 85, 141

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Color values

HEX#FC558D
RGB252, 85, 141
HSL340°, 97%, 66%
HSV340°, 66%, 99%
CMYK0%, 66%, 44%, 1%
XYZ48.20, 29.12, 28.28
Yxy29.12, 0.4565, 0.2757
CIE-Lab60.88, 67.33, 4.95
Hunter Lab53.96, 68.99, 3.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 33% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 44% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FC558D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FC558D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FC558D

.text { color: #FC558D; }
.background { background-color: #FC558D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC558D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 85, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC558D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 85, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC558D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 85, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC558D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC558D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC558D

#FC3678#FB1864#EC0451#CE0347#B0033C#920232#740228#50011C#320111#140007

Tints of #FC558D

#FD6396#FD72A1#FD81AB#FD90B5#FEA0BF#FEAFC9#FEBED3#FECDDD#FEDCE7#FFEBF2

Tones of #FC558D

#F06090#E46C94#D87998#CD849C#C190A0#B49CA4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #54FCC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.08:1 AA large only
Against black text6.82:1 AA

Best text color on #FC558D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC558D

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 #FC558D: ·

How #FC558D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B27FDeuteranopia · #BDCA7CTritanopia · #F47572

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FC558D rather than the exact color:

Palette 59d5e0
#59D5E0 · #F5DD61 · #FAA300 · #F4538A
Palette 364f6b
#364F6B · #3FC1C9 · #F5F5F5 · #FC5185
Palette B4d6cd
#B4D6CD · #FFDA76 · #FF8C9E · #FF4E88
Palette 0802a3
#0802A3 · #FF4B91 · #FF7676 · #FFCD4B
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #F9F3F3 · #F7D9D9 · #F25287
Palette Ffff80
#FFFF80 · #FFAA80 · #FF5580 · #FF0080

Similar colors

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

#F4538A#FC5185#FF4E88#FF4B91#F25287#FF5580#FC4A84#FF577F#FA4F9B#EF5E89#FC4A9A#FB557B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC558C  ·  #FC558E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC558D?

#FC558D is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 85, 141). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC558D?

#FC558D is RGB 252, 85, 141 — HSL 340°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 44%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC558D?

Its complement is #54FCC4; analogous partners are #FC54E0 and #FC7054. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC558D for text?

Black text on #FC558D has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.