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#FF9FC0 — Light Vivid Pink

#FF9FC0 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 #FF9FC0 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.

#FF9FC0 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 #9EFFDD; it also sits naturally between #FF9EF0 and #FFAD9E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FF9FC0 · RGB 255, 159, 192

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Color values

HEX#FF9FC0
RGB255, 159, 192
HSL339°, 100%, 81%
HSV339°, 38%, 100%
CMYK0%, 38%, 25%, 0%
XYZ63.15, 49.86, 56.17
Yxy49.86, 0.3733, 0.2947
CIE-Lab75.98, 39.82, -1.80
Hunter Lab70.61, 40.47, -1.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 62% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 25% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FF9FC0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FF9FC0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FF9FC0

.text { color: #FF9FC0; }
.background { background-color: #FF9FC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF9FC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 159, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF9FC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 159, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF9FC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 159, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF9FC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF9FC0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF9FC0

#FF75A5#FF528E#FF2974#FF0059#DB004D#B3003E#8A0030#610022#3D0015#140007

Tints of #FF9FC0

#FFA8C7#FFADCA#FFB8D1#FFBDD4#FFC7DB#FFCCDE#FFD6E4#FFDBE8#FFE5EE#FFEBF2

Tones of #FF9FC0

#F8A5C2#F1ACC4#EAB3C6#E3BAC8#DDC0CA#D5C8CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EFFDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.91:1 Fails
Against black text10.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #FF9FC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF9FC0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FF9FC0: ·

How #FF9FC0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D5D5B8Deuteranopia · #DBE2B6Tritanopia · #FAB2B0

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FF9FC0 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fe9ec7
#FE9EC7 · #F9F6C4 · #89D4FF · #44ACFF
Palette Fcffc1
#FCFFC1 · #FFE893 · #FBB4A5 · #FB9EC6
Palette 533b4d
#533B4D · #F564A9 · #FAA4BD · #FAE3C6
Palette Fba1b7
#FBA1B7 · #FFD1DA · #FFF0F5 · #FFDBAA
Palette 3b0000
#3B0000 · #FF0000 · #FF95C5 · #FFF6CD
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FE9EC7#FB9EC6#FAA4BD#FBA1B7#FF95C5#F3A0C2#F999B7#F7A8C4#FCA3CC#F599C6#FFAAB8#FAACBF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FF9FBF  ·  #FF9FC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF9FC0?

#FF9FC0 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 159, 192). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF9FC0?

#FF9FC0 is RGB 255, 159, 192 — HSL 339°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 25%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF9FC0?

Its complement is #9EFFDD; analogous partners are #FF9EF0 and #FFAD9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF9FC0 for text?

Black text on #FF9FC0 has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.