Palettes / Colors / #F28CD2

#F28CD2 — Light Vivid Pink

#F28CD2 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 #F28CD2 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.

#F28CD2 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 #8CF2AD; it also sits naturally between #E08CF2 and #F28C9F. 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 55% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 13% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F28CD2

.text { color: #F28CD2; }
.background { background-color: #F28CD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F28CD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 140, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 80%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F28CD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 140, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F28CD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 140, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F28CD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F28CD2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CF2AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F28CD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F28CD2

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 #F28CD2 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 #F28CD2 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

← #F28CD1  ·  #F28CD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F28CD2?

#F28CD2 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 140, 210). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F28CD2?

#F28CD2 is RGB 242, 140, 210 — HSL 319°, 80%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 13%, 5%.

What colors go with #F28CD2?

Its complement is #8CF2AD; analogous partners are #E08CF2 and #F28C9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F28CD2 for text?

Black text on #F28CD2 has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.