Palettes / Colors / #FF38D4

#FF38D4 — Vivid Pink

#FF38D4 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

#FF38D4 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 #38FF63; it also sits naturally between #C738FF and #FF3870. 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 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 17% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF38D4

.text { color: #FF38D4; }
.background { background-color: #FF38D4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF38D4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 56, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF38D4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 56, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF38D4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 56, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF38D4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF38D4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF38D4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #38FF63:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF38D4: #000000.

How #FF38D4 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 #FF38D4 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

← #FF38D3  ·  #FF38D5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF38D4?

#FF38D4 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 56, 212). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF38D4?

#FF38D4 is RGB 255, 56, 212 — HSL 313°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 17%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF38D4?

Its complement is #38FF63; analogous partners are #C738FF and #FF3870. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF38D4 for text?

Black text on #FF38D4 has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.