Palettes / Colors / #FF85DF

#FF85DF — Light Vivid Pink

#FF85DF is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #FF85DF 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.

#FF85DF 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 #85FFA5; it also sits naturally between #E285FF and #FF85A1. 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 52% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF85DF

.text { color: #FF85DF; }
.background { background-color: #FF85DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF85DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 133, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF85DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 133, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF85DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 133, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF85DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF85DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #85FFA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF85DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF85DF

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 #FF85DF 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 #FF85DF 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

← #FF85DE  ·  #FF85E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF85DF?

#FF85DF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 133, 223). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF85DF?

#FF85DF is RGB 255, 133, 223 — HSL 316°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF85DF?

Its complement is #85FFA5; analogous partners are #E285FF and #FF85A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF85DF for text?

Black text on #FF85DF has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.