Palettes / Colors / #FF05CD

#FF05CD — Vivid Pink

#FF05CD is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #FF05CD 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.

#FF05CD 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 #05FF37; it also sits naturally between #B405FF and #FF0550. 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 100% · Green 2% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF05CD

.text { color: #FF05CD; }
.background { background-color: #FF05CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF05CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 5, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF05CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 5, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF05CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 5, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF05CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF05CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #05FF37:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF05CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF05CD

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 #FF05CD 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 #FF05CD 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

← #FF05CC  ·  #FF05CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF05CD?

#FF05CD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 5, 205). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF05CD?

#FF05CD is RGB 255, 5, 205 — HSL 312°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF05CD?

Its complement is #05FF37; analogous partners are #B405FF and #FF0550. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF05CD for text?

Black text on #FF05CD has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.41:1.