Palettes / Colors / #FD96E2

#FD96E2 — Light Vivid Pink

#FD96E2 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 #FD96E2 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.

#FD96E2 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 #96FDB1; it also sits naturally between #E596FD and #FD96AE. 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 59% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 11% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FD96E2

.text { color: #FD96E2; }
.background { background-color: #FD96E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD96E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 150, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 96%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD96E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 150, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD96E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 150, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD96E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD96E2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96FDB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD96E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD96E2

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 #FD96E2 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 #FD96E2 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

← #FD96E1  ·  #FD96E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD96E2?

#FD96E2 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 150, 226). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD96E2?

#FD96E2 is RGB 253, 150, 226 — HSL 316°, 96%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 11%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD96E2?

Its complement is #96FDB1; analogous partners are #E596FD and #FD96AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD96E2 for text?

Black text on #FD96E2 has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.