Palettes / Colors / #F2AFFF
#F2AFFF — Pale Vivid Pink
#F2AFFF is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #F2AFFF 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.
#F2AFFF 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 #BBFFAD; it also sits naturally between #C9ADFF and #FFADE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F2AFFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 242, 175, 255 |
| HSL | 290°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 290°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 5%, 31%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 70.00, 56.76, 101.87 |
| Yxy | 56.76, 0.3062, 0.2483 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.04, 37.55, -30.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.34, 38.64, -32.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 95% · Green 69% · Blue 100%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F2AFFF
.text { color: #F2AFFF; }
.background { background-color: #F2AFFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2AFFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 175, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2AFFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 175, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2AFFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 175, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F2AFFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2AFFF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBFFAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F2AFFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2AFFF
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 #F2AFFF: ·
How #F2AFFF 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 #F2AFFF 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 #F2AFFF?
#F2AFFF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 175, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F2AFFF?
#F2AFFF is RGB 242, 175, 255 — HSL 290°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 5%, 31%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #F2AFFF?
Its complement is #BBFFAD; analogous partners are #C9ADFF and #FFADE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F2AFFF for text?
Black text on #F2AFFF has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.