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#F24EFA — Vivid Pink

#F24EFA is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #F24EFA 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.

#F24EFA is a cool 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 #55FA4C; it also sits naturally between #9A4CFA and #FA4CAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F24EFA · RGB 242, 78, 250

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Color values

HEX#F24EFA
RGB242, 78, 250
HSL297°, 95%, 64%
HSV297°, 69%, 98%
CMYK3%, 69%, 0%, 2%
XYZ56.60, 31.23, 93.49
Yxy31.23, 0.3122, 0.1722
CIE-Lab62.70, 81.43, -54.40
Hunter Lab55.88, 87.34, -65.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 31% · Blue 98%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F24EFA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F24EFA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F24EFA

.text { color: #F24EFA; }
.background { background-color: #F24EFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F24EFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 78, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 95%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F24EFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 78, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F24EFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 78, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F24EFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F24EFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F24EFA

#EF2EFA#ED10F9#DA06E5#BD05C7#A104A9#84048B#68036D#4C0250#2F0132#130114

Tints of #F24EFA

#F35BFB#F46AFB#F57EFC#F68DFC#F89CFC#F9AAFD#FAB9FD#FBCDFE#FCDCFE#FEEBFE

Tones of #F24EFA

#E659EE#DB65E2#D072D5#C57EC9#BA8ABC#AF96B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #55FA4C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.90:1 Fails
Against black text7.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #F24EFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F24EFA

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 #F24EFA: ·

How #F24EFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ABAAD0Deuteranopia · #B5C1C6Tritanopia · #EAB0A8

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F24EFA rather than the exact color:

Wild Breeze
#2F1D12 · #2AD0F8 · #EA46FC · #1A2EFB
Mellow Terrace
#0B1636 · #4CFC86 · #E748F8 · #FAFD3E
Tranquil Dusk
#082028 · #F856F0 · #FA3552 · #FA2635
Rustic Summit
#0C1E19 · #5629FB · #BDFC1F · #FA4AEC
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Silent Meadow
#0D2819 · #FE4F2A · #F947EC · #4F46FF

Similar colors

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

#EA46FC#E748F8#F856F0#FA4AEC#ED3EF7#F947EC#DF4EF9#FD3EFB#E551EB#EA56E8#F94FE5#F237F8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F24EF9  ·  #F24EFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F24EFA?

#F24EFA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 78, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F24EFA?

#F24EFA is RGB 242, 78, 250 — HSL 297°, 95%, 64% — CMYK 3%, 69%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #F24EFA?

Its complement is #55FA4C; analogous partners are #9A4CFA and #FA4CAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F24EFA for text?

Black text on #F24EFA has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.90:1.