Palettes / Colors / #FF42BA

#FF42BA — Vivid Pink

#FF42BA is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

#FF42BA 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 #42FF87; it also sits naturally between #E642FF and #FF425B. 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 100% · Green 26% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 27% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FF42BA

.text { color: #FF42BA; }
.background { background-color: #FF42BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF42BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 66, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 100%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF42BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 66, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF42BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 66, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF42BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF42BA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF42BA

Tints of #FF42BA

Tones of #FF42BA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #42FF87:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF42BA: #000000.

How #FF42BA 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 #FF42BA or a close neighbour

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 #FF42BA?

#FF42BA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 66, 186). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF42BA?

#FF42BA is RGB 255, 66, 186 — HSL 322°, 100%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 27%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF42BA?

Its complement is #42FF87; analogous partners are #E642FF and #FF425B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF42BA for text?

Black text on #FF42BA has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.12:1.