Palettes / Colors / #F254CD

#F254CD — Vivid Pink

#F254CD 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 #F254CD 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.

#F254CD 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 #54F279; it also sits naturally between #C854F2 and #F2547E. 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 95% · Green 33% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 15% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F254CD

.text { color: #F254CD; }
.background { background-color: #F254CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F254CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 84, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 86%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F254CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 84, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F254CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 84, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F254CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F254CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #54F279:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F254CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F254CD

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 #F254CD 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 #F254CD 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 #F254CD?

#F254CD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 84, 205). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F254CD?

#F254CD is RGB 242, 84, 205 — HSL 314°, 86%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 15%, 5%.

What colors go with #F254CD?

Its complement is #54F279; analogous partners are #C854F2 and #F2547E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F254CD for text?

Black text on #F254CD has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.03:1.