Palettes / Colors / #FF9FDB

#FF9FDB — Light Vivid Pink

#FF9FDB is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #FF9FDB 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.

#FF9FDB 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 #9EFFC3; it also sits naturally between #F49EFF and #FF9EA9. 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 62% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 14% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF9FDB

.text { color: #FF9FDB; }
.background { background-color: #FF9FDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF9FDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 159, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF9FDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 159, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF9FDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 159, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF9FDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF9FDB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EFFC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF9FDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF9FDB

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 #FF9FDB 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 #FF9FDB 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 #FF9FDB?

#FF9FDB is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 159, 219). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF9FDB?

#FF9FDB is RGB 255, 159, 219 — HSL 323°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 14%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF9FDB?

Its complement is #9EFFC3; analogous partners are #F49EFF and #FF9EA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF9FDB for text?

Black text on #FF9FDB has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.