Palettes / Colors / #F3BBFD
#F3BBFD — Pale Vivid Pink
#F3BBFD is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #F3BBFD 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.
#F3BBFD 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 #C4FDBA; it also sits naturally between #D1BAFD and #FDBAE5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F3BBFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 243, 187, 253 |
| HSL | 291°, 94%, 86% |
| HSV | 291°, 26%, 99% |
| CMYK | 4%, 26%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 72.46, 61.69, 101.02 |
| Yxy | 61.69, 0.3081, 0.2623 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.75, 31.13, -24.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.54, 31.93, -26.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 95% · Green 73% · Blue 99%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F3BBFD
.text { color: #F3BBFD; }
.background { background-color: #F3BBFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3BBFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 187, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3BBFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 187, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3BBFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 187, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F3BBFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3BBFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C4FDBA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F3BBFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F3BBFD
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 #F3BBFD: ·
How #F3BBFD 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 #F3BBFD 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 #F3BBFD?
#F3BBFD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 243, 187, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F3BBFD?
#F3BBFD is RGB 243, 187, 253 — HSL 291°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 4%, 26%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #F3BBFD?
Its complement is #C4FDBA; analogous partners are #D1BAFD and #FDBAE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F3BBFD for text?
Black text on #F3BBFD has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.