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#F3CCFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#F3CCFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #F3CCFF 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.

#F3CCFF 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 #D8FFCC; it also sits naturally between #DACCFF and #FFCCF1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F3CCFF · RGB 243, 204, 255

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Color values

HEX#F3CCFF
RGB243, 204, 255
HSL286°, 100%, 90%
HSV286°, 20%, 100%
CMYK5%, 20%, 0%, 0%
XYZ76.61, 69.46, 103.98
Yxy69.46, 0.3064, 0.2778
CIE-Lab86.73, 22.50, -19.83
Hunter Lab83.34, 23.03, -20.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F3CCFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F3CCFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F3CCFF

.text { color: #F3CCFF; }
.background { background-color: #F3CCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3CCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 204, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3CCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 204, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3CCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 204, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F3CCFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3CCFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F3CCFF

#E89EFF#DF75FF#D447FF#CB1FFF#B800F0#9500C2#750099#52006B#330042#100014

Tints of #F3CCFF

#F4D1FF#F4D1FF#F5D6FF#F5D6FF#F7DBFF#F8E0FF#F8E0FF#F9E5FF#F9E5FF#FAEBFF

Tones of #F3CCFF

#F1D0FB#EFD3F8#EDD7F4#EBDBF0#E9DEED#E7E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8FFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #F3CCFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F3CCFF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F3CCFF: ·

How #F3CCFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E2E2F3Deuteranopia · #E4E7F0Tritanopia · #F1E9E7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F3CCFF rather than the exact color:

Palette 1b4ef5
#1B4EF5 · #3874FF · #5996FF · #F4CEFF
Palette Cff1ef
#CFF1EF · #FFFFFF · #FBCFFC · #BE79DF
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Palette Fcc6ff
#FCC6FF · #FFE6C9 · #FFC785 · #FFA09B
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F4CEFF#FBCFFC#F3CCF5#ECC5FB#FCC6FF#EECCF5#FDCFFA#F3CCF3#FFCEFE#EBD3F8#E8D3FF#F0D9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F3CCFE  ·  #F3CD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F3CCFF?

#F3CCFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 243, 204, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F3CCFF?

#F3CCFF is RGB 243, 204, 255 — HSL 286°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #F3CCFF?

Its complement is #D8FFCC; analogous partners are #DACCFF and #FFCCF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F3CCFF for text?

Black text on #F3CCFF has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.