Palettes / Colors / #FD9BED
#FD9BED — Light Vivid Pink
#FD9BED 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 #FD9BED 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.
#FD9BED 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 #9BFDAB; it also sits naturally between #DC9BFD and #FD9BBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FD9BED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 155, 237 |
| HSL | 310°, 96%, 80% |
| HSV | 310°, 39%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 39%, 6%, 1% |
| XYZ | 67.52, 50.44, 86.30 |
| Yxy | 50.44, 0.3305, 0.2469 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.34, 48.12, -25.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.02, 49.98, -27.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 61% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FD9BED
.text { color: #FD9BED; }
.background { background-color: #FD9BED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD9BED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 155, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 96%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD9BED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 155, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD9BED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 155, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FD9BED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD9BED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9BFDAB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.89:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FD9BED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD9BED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FD9BED: ·
How #FD9BED 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 #FD9BED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FD9BED?
#FD9BED is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 155, 237). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FD9BED?
#FD9BED is RGB 253, 155, 237 — HSL 310°, 96%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 6%, 1%.
What colors go with #FD9BED?
Its complement is #9BFDAB; analogous partners are #DC9BFD and #FD9BBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FD9BED for text?
Black text on #FD9BED has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.