Palettes / Colors / #FF38CC

#FF38CC — Vivid Pink

#FF38CC is a pink color we call 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 #FF38CC 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.

#FF38CC 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 #38FF6A; it also sits naturally between #CD38FF and #FF386A. 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 22% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF38CC

.text { color: #FF38CC; }
.background { background-color: #FF38CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF38CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 56, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF38CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 56, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF38CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 56, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF38CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF38CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #38FF6A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF38CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF38CC

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 #FF38CC 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 #FF38CC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF38CC?

#FF38CC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 56, 204). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF38CC?

#FF38CC is RGB 255, 56, 204 — HSL 315°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF38CC?

Its complement is #38FF6A; analogous partners are #CD38FF and #FF386A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF38CC for text?

Black text on #FF38CC has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.14:1.