Palettes / Colors / #FD5EDD

#FD5EDD — Light Vivid Pink

#FD5EDD 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 #FD5EDD 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.

#FD5EDD 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 #5DFD7D; it also sits naturally between #CD5DFD and #FD5D8D. 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 37% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 13% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FD5EDD

.text { color: #FD5EDD; }
.background { background-color: #FD5EDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD5EDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 94, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 98%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD5EDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 94, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD5EDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 94, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD5EDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD5EDD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DFD7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD5EDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD5EDD

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 #FD5EDD 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 #FD5EDD 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

← #FD5EDC  ·  #FD5EDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD5EDD?

#FD5EDD is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 94, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD5EDD?

#FD5EDD is RGB 253, 94, 221 — HSL 312°, 98%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 13%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD5EDD?

Its complement is #5DFD7D; analogous partners are #CD5DFD and #FD5D8D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD5EDD for text?

Black text on #FD5EDD has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.