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#FD4E8A — Vivid Pink

#FD4E8A is a pink color we call 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 #FD4E8A 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.

#FD4E8A 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 #4EFDC0; it also sits naturally between #FD4EE3 and #FD694E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FD4E8A · RGB 253, 78, 138

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Color values

HEX#FD4E8A
RGB253, 78, 138
HSL339°, 98%, 65%
HSV339°, 69%, 99%
CMYK0%, 69%, 45%, 1%
XYZ47.82, 28.17, 26.96
Yxy28.17, 0.4645, 0.2736
CIE-Lab60.04, 69.92, 5.51
Hunter Lab53.07, 71.92, 4.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 31% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 45% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FD4E8A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FD4E8A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FD4E8A

.text { color: #FD4E8A; }
.background { background-color: #FD4E8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD4E8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 78, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 98%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD4E8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 78, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD4E8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 78, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD4E8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD4E8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FD4E8A

#FD3078#FD1264#ED0255#CF024A#B1023F#8D0132#6F0128#51011D#320112#140007

Tints of #FD4E8A

#FD5D95#FE6D9F#FE7CA9#FE8BB3#FE9FC0#FEAECA#FEBDD4#FECDDE#FFDCE8#FFEBF2

Tones of #FD4E8A

#F15B8F#E46793#D87497#CB809B#BF8D9E#B299A2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EFDC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.17:1 AA large only
Against black text6.63:1 AA

Best text color on #FD4E8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD4E8A

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 #FD4E8A: ·

How #FD4E8A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B1B07BDeuteranopia · #BBC978Tritanopia · #F4706E

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 #FD4E8A rather than the exact color:

Palette B4d6cd
#B4D6CD · #FFDA76 · #FF8C9E · #FF4E88
Palette 364f6b
#364F6B · #3FC1C9 · #F5F5F5 · #FC5185
Dusty Ruby Marble
#0D2609 · #FC4A84 · #6847F9 · #FAE254
Palette 0802a3
#0802A3 · #FF4B91 · #FF7676 · #FFCD4B
Palette 59d5e0
#59D5E0 · #F5DD61 · #FAA300 · #F4538A
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #F9F3F3 · #F7D9D9 · #F25287

Similar colors

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

#FF4E88#FC5185#FC4A84#FF4B91#F4538A#F25287#FF5580#FF487E#FE4A7D#FF477E#FF577F#FC477D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FD4E89  ·  #FD4E8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD4E8A?

#FD4E8A is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 78, 138). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD4E8A?

#FD4E8A is RGB 253, 78, 138 — HSL 339°, 98%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 45%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD4E8A?

Its complement is #4EFDC0; analogous partners are #FD4EE3 and #FD694E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD4E8A for text?

Black text on #FD4E8A has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.