Palettes / Colors / #FA94CD

#FA94CD — Light Vivid Pink

#FA94CD is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #FA94CD 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.

#FA94CD is a warm-leaning 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 #94FAC0; it also sits naturally between #F394FA and #FA949B. 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 58% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA94CD

.text { color: #FA94CD; }
.background { background-color: #FA94CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA94CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 148, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 91%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA94CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 148, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA94CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 148, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA94CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA94CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #94FAC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA94CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA94CD

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 #FA94CD 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 #FA94CD 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 #FA94CD?

#FA94CD is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 148, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA94CD?

#FA94CD is RGB 250, 148, 205 — HSL 326°, 91%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA94CD?

Its complement is #94FAC0; analogous partners are #F394FA and #FA949B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA94CD for text?

Black text on #FA94CD has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.