Palettes / Colors / #FF38EC

#FF38EC — Vivid Pink

#FF38EC 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 #FF38EC 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.

#FF38EC 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 #38FF4C; it also sits naturally between #AF38FF and #FF3888. 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 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF38EC

.text { color: #FF38EC; }
.background { background-color: #FF38EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF38EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 56, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF38EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 56, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF38EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 56, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF38EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF38EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #38FF4C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF38EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF38EC

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 #FF38EC 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 #FF38EC 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 #FF38EC?

#FF38EC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 56, 236). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF38EC?

#FF38EC is RGB 255, 56, 236 — HSL 306°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF38EC?

Its complement is #38FF4C; analogous partners are #AF38FF and #FF3888. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF38EC for text?

Black text on #FF38EC has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.99:1.