Palettes / Colors / #F2BDFF

#F2BDFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#F2BDFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#F2BDFF 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 #CAFFBD; it also sits naturally between #D1BDFF and #FFBDEB. 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 95% · Green 74% · Blue 100%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2BDFF

.text { color: #F2BDFF; }
.background { background-color: #F2BDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2BDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 189, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2BDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 189, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2BDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 189, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2BDFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2BDFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2BDFF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAFFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2BDFF: #000000.

How #F2BDFF 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 #F2BDFF 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

← #F2BDFE  ·  #F2BE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2BDFF?

#F2BDFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 242, 189, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2BDFF?

#F2BDFF is RGB 242, 189, 255 — HSL 288°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 5%, 26%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #F2BDFF?

Its complement is #CAFFBD; analogous partners are #D1BDFF and #FFBDEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2BDFF for text?

Black text on #F2BDFF has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.