Palettes / Colors / #F494FF
#F494FF — Light Vivid Pink
#F494FF 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 #F494FF 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.
#F494FF 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 #9FFF94; it also sits naturally between #BF94FF and #FF94D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F494FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 244, 148, 255 |
| HSL | 294°, 100%, 79% |
| HSV | 294°, 42%, 100% |
| CMYK | 4%, 42%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 65.95, 47.63, 100.33 |
| Yxy | 47.63, 0.3083, 0.2227 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.59, 52.16, -38.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.02, 54.32, -43.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 96% · Green 58% · Blue 100%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 42% · 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 #F494FF
.text { color: #F494FF; }
.background { background-color: #F494FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F494FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 148, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 100%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F494FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 148, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F494FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 148, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F494FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F494FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9FFF94:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.99:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F494FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F494FF
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 #F494FF: ·
How #F494FF 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 #F494FF 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 #F494FF?
#F494FF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 244, 148, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F494FF?
#F494FF is RGB 244, 148, 255 — HSL 294°, 100%, 79% — CMYK 4%, 42%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #F494FF?
Its complement is #9FFF94; analogous partners are #BF94FF and #FF94D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F494FF for text?
Black text on #F494FF has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.