Palettes / Colors / #F299FA
#F299FA — Light Vivid Pink
#F299FA 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 #F299FA 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.
#F299FA 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 #A1FA99; it also sits naturally between #C199FA and #FA99D2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F299FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 242, 153, 250 |
| HSL | 295°, 91%, 79% |
| HSV | 295°, 39%, 98% |
| CMYK | 3%, 39%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 65.26, 48.56, 96.38 |
| Yxy | 48.56, 0.3105, 0.2310 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.18, 48.10, -34.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.69, 49.72, -38.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 95% · Green 60% · Blue 98%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F299FA
.text { color: #F299FA; }
.background { background-color: #F299FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F299FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 153, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 91%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F299FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 153, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F299FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 153, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F299FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F299FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A1FA99:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.96:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F299FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F299FA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F299FA: ·
How #F299FA 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 #F299FA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F299FA?
#F299FA is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 153, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F299FA?
#F299FA is RGB 242, 153, 250 — HSL 295°, 91%, 79% — CMYK 3%, 39%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #F299FA?
Its complement is #A1FA99; analogous partners are #C199FA and #FA99D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F299FA for text?
Black text on #F299FA has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.