Hot pink

#ff3bbc

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for hot pink, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Hot pink, a vivid pink at 321 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Hot pink color values

Every conversion for #ff3bbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff3bbc

RGB255, 59, 188

HSL321, 100%, 62%

HSV321, 77%, 100%

CMYK0%, 77%, 26%, 0%

Lab59.91, 81.45, -23.69

XYZ51.88, 28.02, 50.25

Decimal16726972

Web safe#ff33cc

Pantone238 C

Shades of hot pink

#ff1fb2 #ff02a9 #e50097 #c90084 #ac0071 #90005f #74004c #570039 #3b0027 #1f0014

Tints of hot pink

#ff4dc2 #ff5fc8 #ff70ce #ff82d4 #ff94da #ffa6e1 #ffb8e7 #ffcaed #ffdbf3 #ffedf9

Colors that go with hot pink

Complementary#3bff7e Analogous#e03bff Analogous#ff3b5a Triadic#bcff3b Triadic#3bbcff Split complementary#5aff3b Split complementary#3bffe0

Hot pink in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 77, 26, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff3bbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 26 0

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 28 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Hot pink in css

Copy #ff3bbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff3bbc; }
.text { color: #ff3bbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff3bbc; }

How hot pink looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Hot pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ff3bbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff3bbc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Hot pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ff3bbc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around hot pink? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn hot pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ff3bbc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from hot pink, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ff3bbc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.