Palettes / Colors / #FA99E2
#FA99E2 — Light Vivid Pink
#FA99E2 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 #FA99E2 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.
#FA99E2 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 #99FAB1; it also sits naturally between #E299FA and #FA99B1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FA99E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 153, 226 |
| HSL | 315°, 91%, 79% |
| HSV | 315°, 39%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 39%, 10%, 2% |
| XYZ | 64.54, 48.60, 77.93 |
| Yxy | 48.60, 0.3378, 0.2543 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.20, 46.38, -21.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.71, 47.74, -22.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 60% · Blue 89%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 10% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FA99E2
.text { color: #FA99E2; }
.background { background-color: #FA99E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA99E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 153, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 91%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA99E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 153, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA99E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 153, 226, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FA99E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA99E2">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #99FAB1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.96:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FA99E2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA99E2
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FA99E2: ·
How #FA99E2 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 #FA99E2 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FA99E2?
#FA99E2 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 153, 226). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FA99E2?
#FA99E2 is RGB 250, 153, 226 — HSL 315°, 91%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 10%, 2%.
What colors go with #FA99E2?
Its complement is #99FAB1; analogous partners are #E299FA and #FA99B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FA99E2 for text?
Black text on #FA99E2 has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.