Palettes / Colors / #FA8EF5

#FA8EF5 — Light Vivid Pink

#FA8EF5 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 #FA8EF5 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.

#FA8EF5 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 #8EFA94; it also sits naturally between #CA8EFA and #FA8EBF. 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 96%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA8EF5

.text { color: #FA8EF5; }
.background { background-color: #FA8EF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA8EF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 142, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 92%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA8EF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 142, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA8EF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 142, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA8EF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA8EF5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EFA94:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA8EF5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA8EF5

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 #FA8EF5 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 #FA8EF5 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

← #FA8EF4  ·  #FA8EF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA8EF5?

#FA8EF5 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 142, 245). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA8EF5?

#FA8EF5 is RGB 250, 142, 245 — HSL 303°, 92%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 2%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA8EF5?

Its complement is #8EFA94; analogous partners are #CA8EFA and #FA8EBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA8EF5 for text?

Black text on #FA8EF5 has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.