Palettes / Colors / #FE8AED
#FE8AED — Light Vivid Pink
#FE8AED 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 #FE8AED 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.
#FE8AED 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 #8BFE9C; it also sits naturally between #D68BFE and #FE8BB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FE8AED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 138, 237 |
| HSL | 309°, 98%, 77% |
| HSV | 309°, 46%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 46%, 7%, 0% |
| XYZ | 65.25, 45.36, 85.44 |
| Yxy | 45.36, 0.3328, 0.2314 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.13, 56.89, -30.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.35, 59.59, -32.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 54% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FE8AED
.text { color: #FE8AED; }
.background { background-color: #FE8AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FE8AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 138, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 98%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FE8AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 138, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FE8AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 138, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FE8AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FE8AED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FE8AED
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Tones of #FE8AED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #8BFE9C:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FE8AED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FE8AED
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 #FE8AED: ·
How #FE8AED 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 #FE8AED 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 #FE8AED?
#FE8AED is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 254, 138, 237). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FE8AED?
#FE8AED is RGB 254, 138, 237 — HSL 309°, 98%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 7%, 0%.
What colors go with #FE8AED?
Its complement is #8BFE9C; analogous partners are #D68BFE and #FE8BB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FE8AED for text?
Black text on #FE8AED has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.