Palettes / Colors / #F290FD

#F290FD — Light Vivid Pink

#F290FD is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

#F290FD is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9CFD91; it also sits naturally between #BC91FD and #FD91D2. 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 56% · Blue 99%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F290FD

.text { color: #F290FD; }
.background { background-color: #F290FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F290FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 144, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 96%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F290FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 144, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F290FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 144, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F290FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F290FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CFD91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F290FD: #000000.

How #F290FD 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 #F290FD 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 #F290FD?

#F290FD is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 144, 253). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F290FD?

#F290FD is RGB 242, 144, 253 — HSL 294°, 96%, 78% — CMYK 4%, 43%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #F290FD?

Its complement is #9CFD91; analogous partners are #BC91FD and #FD91D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F290FD for text?

Black text on #F290FD has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.