Palettes / Colors / #F287C9

#F287C9 — Light Vivid Pink

#F287C9 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 #F287C9 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.

#F287C9 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 #88F2B0; it also sits naturally between #E588F2 and #F28894. 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 53% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 17% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F287C9

.text { color: #F287C9; }
.background { background-color: #F287C9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F287C9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 135, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 80%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F287C9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 135, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F287C9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 135, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F287C9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F287C9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88F2B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F287C9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F287C9

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 #F287C9 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 #F287C9 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 #F287C9?

#F287C9 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 135, 201). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F287C9?

#F287C9 is RGB 242, 135, 201 — HSL 323°, 80%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 17%, 5%.

What colors go with #F287C9?

Its complement is #88F2B0; analogous partners are #E588F2 and #F28894. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F287C9 for text?

Black text on #F287C9 has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.