Palettes / Colors / #FC55DD

#FC55DD — Light Vivid Pink

#FC55DD is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #FC55DD 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.

#FC55DD 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 #54FC73; it also sits naturally between #C754FC and #FC5489. 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 33% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 12% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC55DD

.text { color: #FC55DD; }
.background { background-color: #FC55DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC55DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 85, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC55DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 85, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC55DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 85, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC55DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC55DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #54FC73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC55DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC55DD

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 #FC55DD 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 #FC55DD 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 #FC55DD?

#FC55DD is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 85, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC55DD?

#FC55DD is RGB 252, 85, 221 — HSL 311°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 12%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC55DD?

Its complement is #54FC73; analogous partners are #C754FC and #FC5489. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC55DD for text?

Black text on #FC55DD has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.