Palettes / Colors / #F3AFFE
#F3AFFE — Pale Vivid Pink
#F3AFFE is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #F3AFFE 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.
#F3AFFE is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #B9FEAE; it also sits naturally between #CCAEFE and #FEAEE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F3AFFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 243, 175, 254 |
| HSL | 292°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 292°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 4%, 31%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 70.18, 56.87, 101.04 |
| Yxy | 56.87, 0.3077, 0.2493 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.11, 37.67, -29.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.41, 38.78, -31.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 95% · Green 69% · Blue 100%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F3AFFE
.text { color: #F3AFFE; }
.background { background-color: #F3AFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3AFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 175, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3AFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 175, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3AFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 175, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F3AFFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3AFFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9FEAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F3AFFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F3AFFE
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 #F3AFFE: ·
How #F3AFFE 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 #F3AFFE 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 #F3AFFE?
#F3AFFE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 243, 175, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F3AFFE?
#F3AFFE is RGB 243, 175, 254 — HSL 292°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 4%, 31%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #F3AFFE?
Its complement is #B9FEAE; analogous partners are #CCAEFE and #FEAEE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F3AFFE for text?
Black text on #F3AFFE has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.