Palettes / Colors / #FF8FCB

#FF8FCB — Light Vivid Pink

#FF8FCB is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FF8FCB 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.

#FF8FCB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8FFFC3; it also sits naturally between #FB8FFF and #FF8F93. 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 56% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF8FCB

.text { color: #FF8FCB; }
.background { background-color: #FF8FCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF8FCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 143, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 100%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF8FCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 143, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF8FCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 143, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF8FCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF8FCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FFFC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF8FCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF8FCB

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 #FF8FCB 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 #FF8FCB 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

← #FF8FCA  ·  #FF8FCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF8FCB?

#FF8FCB is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 143, 203). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF8FCB?

#FF8FCB is RGB 255, 143, 203 — HSL 328°, 100%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF8FCB?

Its complement is #8FFFC3; analogous partners are #FB8FFF and #FF8F93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF8FCB for text?

Black text on #FF8FCB has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.