Palettes / Colors / #FA99DC

#FA99DC — Light Vivid Pink

#FA99DC 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 #FA99DC 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.

#FA99DC 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 #99FAB8; it also sits naturally between #E899FA and #FA99AB. 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 60% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 12% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA99DC

.text { color: #FA99DC; }
.background { background-color: #FA99DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA99DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 153, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 91%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA99DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 153, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA99DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 153, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA99DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA99DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA99DC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99FAB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA99DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA99DC

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 #FA99DC 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 #FA99DC 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

← #FA99DB  ·  #FA99DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA99DC?

#FA99DC is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 153, 220). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA99DC?

#FA99DC is RGB 250, 153, 220 — HSL 319°, 91%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 12%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA99DC?

Its complement is #99FAB8; analogous partners are #E899FA and #FA99AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA99DC for text?

Black text on #FA99DC has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.