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#FA0AED — Vivid Pink

#FA0AED 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 #FA0AED 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.

#FA0AED 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 #0AFA16; it also sits naturally between #8E0AFA and #FA0A76. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA0AED · RGB 250, 10, 237

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Color values

HEX#FA0AED
RGB250, 10, 237
HSL303°, 96%, 51%
HSV303°, 96%, 98%
CMYK0%, 96%, 5%, 2%
XYZ54.82, 26.66, 82.38
Yxy26.66, 0.3346, 0.1627
CIE-Lab58.65, 94.41, -53.53
Hunter Lab51.63, 103.56, -63.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 4% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA0AED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA0AED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA0AED

.text { color: #FA0AED; }
.background { background-color: #FA0AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA0AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 10, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 96%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA0AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 10, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA0AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 10, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA0AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA0AED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA0AED

#E605DB#D204C8#B904B0#A00398#8C0385#73026D#5A0256#41013E#2D012B#140013

Tints of #FA0AED

#FB23F0#FB37F1#FB50F3#FC64F4#FC7DF6#FD91F7#FDAAF9#FEBEFA#FED7FC#FFEBFE

Tones of #FA0AED

#E91CDE#D82CD0#C73DC0#B54FB0#A460A0#947192

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0AFA16:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.32:1 AA large only
Against black text6.33:1 AA

Best text color on #FA0AED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA0AED

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FA0AED: ·

How #FA0AED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9290B6Deuteranopia · #A0B2A9Tritanopia · #EE8B81

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA0AED rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Petal
#0A0A21 · #30FE55 · #4FFCE2 · #F819E1
Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Dreamy Ruby Summit
#303211 · #FA1BDE · #2AFBAF · #31E7F8
Velvet Ruby Monsoon
#12370B · #FE37A7 · #FD1DE0 · #FCA63B
Serene Monsoon
#07281D · #1416FB · #FA1FE0 · #F9D94B
Palette Fff78f
#FFF78F · #22B9CA · #0C99C1 · #F30CD4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F819E1#FC19FD#FA1BDE#FD1DE0#FA1FE0#F30CD4#E900FF#FC0FD1#EC24E9#E71DDD#DC17EC#F806CC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA0AEC  ·  #FA0AEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA0AED?

#FA0AED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 10, 237). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA0AED?

#FA0AED is RGB 250, 10, 237 — HSL 303°, 96%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA0AED?

Its complement is #0AFA16; analogous partners are #8E0AFA and #FA0A76. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA0AED for text?

Black text on #FA0AED has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.