Palettes / Colors / #FF70BA
#FF70BA — Light Vivid Pink
#FF70BA is a pink color we call Light 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 #FF70BA 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.
#FF70BA 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 #70FFB5; it also sits naturally between #FD70FF and #FF7073. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FF70BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 112, 186 |
| HSL | 329°, 100%, 72% |
| HSV | 329°, 56%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 56%, 27%, 0% |
| XYZ | 55.90, 36.39, 50.53 |
| Yxy | 36.39, 0.3914, 0.2548 |
| CIE-Lab | 66.82, 61.93, -12.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.33, 64.04, -11.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 44% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 27% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FF70BA
.text { color: #FF70BA; }
.background { background-color: #FF70BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF70BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 112, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 100%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF70BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 112, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF70BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 112, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FF70BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF70BA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #70FFB5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.54:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FF70BA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF70BA
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 #FF70BA: ·
How #FF70BA 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 #FF70BA 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 #FF70BA?
#FF70BA is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 112, 186). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FF70BA?
#FF70BA is RGB 255, 112, 186 — HSL 329°, 100%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 56%, 27%, 0%.
What colors go with #FF70BA?
Its complement is #70FFB5; analogous partners are #FD70FF and #FF7073. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FF70BA for text?
Black text on #FF70BA has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.