Palettes / Colors / #FA8EE3

#FA8EE3 — Light Vivid Pink

#FA8EE3 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 #FA8EE3 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.

#FA8EE3 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 #8EFAA6; it also sits naturally between #DC8EFA and #FA8EAD. 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 98% · Green 56% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 9% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA8EE3

.text { color: #FA8EE3; }
.background { background-color: #FA8EE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA8EE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 142, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 92%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA8EE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 142, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA8EE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 142, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA8EE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA8EE3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EFAA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA8EE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA8EE3

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 #FA8EE3 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 #FA8EE3 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

← #FA8EE2  ·  #FA8EE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA8EE3?

#FA8EE3 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 142, 227). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA8EE3?

#FA8EE3 is RGB 250, 142, 227 — HSL 313°, 92%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 9%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA8EE3?

Its complement is #8EFAA6; analogous partners are #DC8EFA and #FA8EAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA8EE3 for text?

Black text on #FA8EE3 has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.