Palettes / Colors / #FC8DCA

#FC8DCA — Light Vivid Pink

#FC8DCA is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #FC8DCA 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.

#FC8DCA 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 #8DFCBF; it also sits naturally between #F68DFC and #FC8D92. 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 55% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC8DCA

.text { color: #FC8DCA; }
.background { background-color: #FC8DCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC8DCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 141, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 95%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC8DCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 141, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC8DCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 141, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC8DCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC8DCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8DFCBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC8DCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC8DCA

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 #FC8DCA 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 #FC8DCA 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

← #FC8DC9  ·  #FC8DCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC8DCA?

#FC8DCA is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 141, 202). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC8DCA?

#FC8DCA is RGB 252, 141, 202 — HSL 327°, 95%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC8DCA?

Its complement is #8DFCBF; analogous partners are #F68DFC and #FC8D92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC8DCA for text?

Black text on #FC8DCA has a contrast ratio of 9.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.