Palettes / Colors / #FA99EC
#FA99EC — Light Vivid Pink
#FA99EC 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 #FA99EC 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.
#FA99EC 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 #99FAA7; it also sits naturally between #D899FA and #FA99BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FA99EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 153, 236 |
| HSL | 309°, 91%, 79% |
| HSV | 309°, 39%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 39%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 65.96, 49.16, 85.37 |
| Yxy | 49.16, 0.3290, 0.2452 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.55, 48.04, -26.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.12, 49.73, -27.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 60% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FA99EC
.text { color: #FA99EC; }
.background { background-color: #FA99EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA99EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 153, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 91%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA99EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 153, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA99EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 153, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FA99EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA99EC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #99FAA7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FA99EC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA99EC
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 #FA99EC: ·
How #FA99EC 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 #FA99EC 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 #FA99EC?
#FA99EC is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 153, 236). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FA99EC?
#FA99EC is RGB 250, 153, 236 — HSL 309°, 91%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #FA99EC?
Its complement is #99FAA7; analogous partners are #D899FA and #FA99BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FA99EC for text?
Black text on #FA99EC has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.