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#F245BC — Vivid Pink

#F245BC is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #F245BC 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.

#F245BC 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 #45F27C; it also sits naturally between #D245F2 and #F24565. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F245BC · RGB 242, 69, 188

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Color values

HEX#F245BC
RGB242, 69, 188
HSL319°, 87%, 61%
HSV319°, 71%, 95%
CMYK0%, 71%, 22%, 5%
XYZ47.82, 26.76, 50.22
Yxy26.76, 0.3832, 0.2144
CIE-Lab58.76, 75.46, -25.64
Hunter Lab51.73, 78.46, -25.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 27% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 22% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F245BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F245BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F245BC

.text { color: #F245BC; }
.background { background-color: #F245BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F245BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 69, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 87%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F245BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 69, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F245BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 69, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F245BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F245BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F245BC

#F028B1#EE11A8#D20F94#B50D80#9D0B6F#81095B#640747#480532#300322#13010D

Tints of #F245BC

#F358C2#F466C7#F679CE#F788D4#F89BDB#F9A9E0#FABCE7#FBCBEC#FDDEF3#FEECF8

Tones of #F245BC

#E651B7#D95EB2#CD6AAE#C077A9#B483A5#A790A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #45F27C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.31:1 AA large only
Against black text6.35:1 AA

Best text color on #F245BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F245BC

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 #F245BC: ·

How #F245BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A69FDeuteranopia · #B1BE98Tritanopia · #E98883

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 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F245BC rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Meadow
#0F2E1F · #FB6F30 · #FA43BB · #F7287A
Vivid Zephyr
#A20F5D · #ED3FBF · #33EC89 · #C9F7E4
Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847
Misty Breeze
#EC41B3 · #871228 · #E5602B · #EDC23B
Frozen Aurora
#0F0927 · #1CF7DC · #FA41C5 · #FB557B
Velvet Terrace
#152E0F · #FB4EBD · #FC4668 · #3368FC

Similar colors

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

#FA43BB#ED3FBF#EC4CB9#EC41B3#FA41C5#FB4EBD#EC3BB6#FD3BC0#F734BD#EC34B7#FE4EC8#EC3CAC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F245BB  ·  #F245BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F245BC?

#F245BC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 69, 188). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F245BC?

#F245BC is RGB 242, 69, 188 — HSL 319°, 87%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 22%, 5%.

What colors go with #F245BC?

Its complement is #45F27C; analogous partners are #D245F2 and #F24565. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F245BC for text?

Black text on #F245BC has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.31:1.