Palettes / Colors / #FD81CA

#FD81CA — Light Vivid Pink

#FD81CA is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #FD81CA 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.

#FD81CA 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 #81FDB5; it also sits naturally between #F381FD and #FD818C. 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 51% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FD81CA

.text { color: #FD81CA; }
.background { background-color: #FD81CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD81CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 129, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 97%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD81CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 129, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD81CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 129, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD81CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD81CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #81FDB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD81CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD81CA

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 #FD81CA 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 #FD81CA 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

← #FD81C9  ·  #FD81CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD81CA?

#FD81CA is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 129, 202). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD81CA?

#FD81CA is RGB 253, 129, 202 — HSL 325°, 97%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD81CA?

Its complement is #81FDB5; analogous partners are #F381FD and #FD818C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD81CA for text?

Black text on #FD81CA has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.