Palettes / Colors / #F0BDFF

#F0BDFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#F0BDFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#F0BDFF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CCFFBD; it also sits naturally between #CEBDFF and #FFBDED. 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 94% · Green 74% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #F0BDFF

.text { color: #F0BDFF; }
.background { background-color: #F0BDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0BDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 189, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0BDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 189, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0BDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 189, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0BDFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0BDFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F0BDFF

Tints of #F0BDFF

Tones of #F0BDFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCFFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F0BDFF: #000000.

How #F0BDFF 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 #F0BDFF 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

← #F0BDFE  ·  #F0BE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0BDFF?

#F0BDFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 240, 189, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0BDFF?

#F0BDFF is RGB 240, 189, 255 — HSL 286°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 6%, 26%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #F0BDFF?

Its complement is #CCFFBD; analogous partners are #CEBDFF and #FFBDED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0BDFF for text?

Black text on #F0BDFF has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.