Palettes / Colors / #F42AED

#F42AED — Vivid Pink

#F42AED is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #F42AED 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.

#F42AED 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 #2AF431; it also sits naturally between #962AF4 and #F42A88. 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 96% · Green 16% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 3% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F42AED

.text { color: #F42AED; }
.background { background-color: #F42AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F42AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 42, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 90%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F42AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 42, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F42AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 42, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F42AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F42AED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F42AED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2AF431:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F42AED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F42AED

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 #F42AED 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 #F42AED 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 #F42AED?

#F42AED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 244, 42, 237). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F42AED?

#F42AED is RGB 244, 42, 237 — HSL 302°, 90%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 3%, 4%.

What colors go with #F42AED?

Its complement is #2AF431; analogous partners are #962AF4 and #F42A88. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F42AED for text?

Black text on #F42AED has a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.