Palettes / Colors / #FC9CD6

#FC9CD6 — Light Vivid Pink

#FC9CD6 is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#FC9CD6 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9CFCC2; it also sits naturally between #F29CFC and #FC9CA6. 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 61% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 15% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC9CD6

.text { color: #FC9CD6; }
.background { background-color: #FC9CD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC9CD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 156, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 94%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC9CD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 156, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC9CD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 156, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC9CD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC9CD6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CFCC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC9CD6: #000000.

How #FC9CD6 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 #FC9CD6 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 #FC9CD6?

#FC9CD6 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 156, 214). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC9CD6?

#FC9CD6 is RGB 252, 156, 214 — HSL 324°, 94%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 15%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC9CD6?

Its complement is #9CFCC2; analogous partners are #F29CFC and #FC9CA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC9CD6 for text?

Black text on #FC9CD6 has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.