Palettes / Colors / #FD9BE3

#FD9BE3 — Light Vivid Pink

#FD9BE3 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 #FD9BE3 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.

#FD9BE3 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 #9BFDB5; it also sits naturally between #E69BFD and #FD9BB2. 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 61% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 10% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FD9BE3

.text { color: #FD9BE3; }
.background { background-color: #FD9BE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD9BE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 155, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 96%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD9BE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 155, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD9BE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 155, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD9BE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD9BE3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BFDB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD9BE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD9BE3

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 #FD9BE3 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 #FD9BE3 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

← #FD9BE2  ·  #FD9BE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD9BE3?

#FD9BE3 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 155, 227). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD9BE3?

#FD9BE3 is RGB 253, 155, 227 — HSL 316°, 96%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 10%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD9BE3?

Its complement is #9BFDB5; analogous partners are #E69BFD and #FD9BB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD9BE3 for text?

Black text on #FD9BE3 has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.