Palettes / Colors / #FC9FFD

#FC9FFD — Light Vivid Pink

#FC9FFD 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 #FC9FFD 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.

#FC9FFD is a cool 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 #A2FDA0; it also sits naturally between #CDA0FD and #FDA0D0. 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 62% · Blue 99%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC9FFD

.text { color: #FC9FFD; }
.background { background-color: #FC9FFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC9FFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 159, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 96%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC9FFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 159, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC9FFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 159, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC9FFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC9FFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2FDA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC9FFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC9FFD

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 #FC9FFD 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 #FC9FFD 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 #FC9FFD?

#FC9FFD is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 159, 253). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC9FFD?

#FC9FFD is RGB 252, 159, 253 — HSL 299°, 96%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC9FFD?

Its complement is #A2FDA0; analogous partners are #CDA0FD and #FDA0D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC9FFD for text?

Black text on #FC9FFD has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.