Palettes / Colors / #FF8AEF

#FF8AEF — Light Vivid Pink

#FF8AEF is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

#FF8AEF 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 #8AFF99; it also sits naturally between #D48AFF and #FF8AB5. 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 54% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 6% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF8AEF

.text { color: #FF8AEF; }
.background { background-color: #FF8AEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF8AEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 138, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 100%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF8AEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 138, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF8AEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 138, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF8AEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF8AEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF8AEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AFF99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF8AEF: #000000.

How #FF8AEF 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 #FF8AEF 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

← #FF8AEE  ·  #FF8AF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF8AEF?

#FF8AEF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 138, 239). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF8AEF?

#FF8AEF is RGB 255, 138, 239 — HSL 308°, 100%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 6%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF8AEF?

Its complement is #8AFF99; analogous partners are #D48AFF and #FF8AB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF8AEF for text?

Black text on #FF8AEF has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.