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#F263CD — Light Vivid Pink

#F263CD is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #F263CD 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.

#F263CD 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 #63F289; it also sits naturally between #D163F2 and #F26385. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F263CD · RGB 242, 99, 205

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Color values

HEX#F263CD
RGB242, 99, 205
HSL316°, 85%, 67%
HSV316°, 59%, 95%
CMYK0%, 59%, 15%, 5%
XYZ52.10, 32.21, 61.23
Yxy32.21, 0.3580, 0.2213
CIE-Lab63.52, 66.46, -27.99
Hunter Lab56.75, 68.65, -28.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 39% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 15% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F263CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F263CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F263CD

.text { color: #F263CD; }
.background { background-color: #F263CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F263CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 99, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 85%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F263CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 99, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F263CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 99, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F263CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F263CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F263CD

#F047C3#ED26B8#E212AB#C61096#AA0E80#890B67#6D0952#50073D#2F0424#13020E

Tints of #F263CD

#F471D1#F580D5#F68EDA#F79CDF#F8AAE3#F9B4E6#FAC2EB#FBD0F0#FCDEF4#FDECF9

Tones of #F263CD

#E86DC8#DE78C3#D482BE#C98DB9#BF97B4#B5A1B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #63F289:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.82:1 Fails
Against black text7.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #F263CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F263CD

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 #F263CD: ·

How #F263CD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B3B3Deuteranopia · #BCC7ADTritanopia · #EB9F9B

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F263CD rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Horizon
#CF1277 · #F26BD1 · #16EA79 · #AFF3DB
Honey Garden
#1123C0 · #9920EB · #F26ECA · #F7A5A5
Cosmic Opal
#850D65 · #EF58CD · #2EEB60 · #B2F3CF
Electric Harbor
#BD1EBF · #E662CF · #63E661 · #C4F2C6
Crystal Ruby Cinder
#F5B3EA · #E666D1 · #D020B4 · #961782
Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B

Similar colors

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

#F26BD1#F26ECA#EF58CD#E662CF#E666D1#EA59D1#FF5FCF#EB57D4#E65BC6#E35EC7#FF6AC2#EE6CDD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F263CC  ·  #F263CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F263CD?

#F263CD is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 99, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F263CD?

#F263CD is RGB 242, 99, 205 — HSL 316°, 85%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 15%, 5%.

What colors go with #F263CD?

Its complement is #63F289; analogous partners are #D163F2 and #F26385. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F263CD for text?

Black text on #F263CD has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.82:1.