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#F261FC — Light Vivid Pink

#F261FC is a pink color we call Light 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 #F261FC 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.

#F261FC 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 #6AFC5F; it also sits naturally between #A35FFC and #FC5FB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F261FC · RGB 242, 97, 252

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Color values

HEX#F261FC
RGB242, 97, 252
HSL296°, 96%, 68%
HSV296°, 62%, 99%
CMYK4%, 62%, 0%, 1%
XYZ58.46, 34.45, 95.66
Yxy34.45, 0.3100, 0.1827
CIE-Lab65.32, 74.70, -51.34
Hunter Lab58.70, 79.44, -60.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 38% · Blue 99%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F261FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F261FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F261FC

.text { color: #F261FC; }
.background { background-color: #F261FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F261FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 97, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 96%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F261FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 97, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F261FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 97, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F261FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F261FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F261FC

#EF41FB#EC1EFA#E505F5#C404D2#A804B4#8C0396#6B0273#4F0255#2F0132#130014

Tints of #F261FC

#F36EFC#F47DFC#F587FD#F696FD#F7A5FD#F9B4FD#FAC3FE#FBCDFE#FCDCFE#FDEBFF

Tones of #F261FC

#E76AF0#DE75E6#D481DA#CA8CCF#C097C3#B7A2B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6AFC5F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.66:1 Fails
Against black text7.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #F261FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F261FC

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 #F261FC: ·

How #F261FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B3B2D6Deuteranopia · #BCC6CDTritanopia · #EBB9B2

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 #F261FC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffea6c
#FFEA6C · #FFFBA7 · #FFA6FB · #FF61F8
Frozen Dusk
#B30F90 · #F36FF2 · #29ED53 · #C7F7D2
Tranquil Dusk
#082028 · #F856F0 · #FA3552 · #FA2635
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B

Similar colors

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

#FF61F8#F36FF2#F856F0#E15FED#EA56E8#E551EB#DF4EF9#E748F8#EA46FC#DC53F1#E173EE#FA4AEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F261FB  ·  #F261FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F261FC?

#F261FC is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 97, 252). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F261FC?

#F261FC is RGB 242, 97, 252 — HSL 296°, 96%, 68% — CMYK 4%, 62%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #F261FC?

Its complement is #6AFC5F; analogous partners are #A35FFC and #FC5FB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F261FC for text?

Black text on #F261FC has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.