Palettes / Colors / #F5AFFE

#F5AFFE — Pale Vivid Pink

#F5AFFE is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#F5AFFE 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 #B8FEAE; it also sits naturally between #CDAEFE and #FEAEE0. 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 96% · 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

CSS code for #F5AFFE

.text { color: #F5AFFE; }
.background { background-color: #F5AFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5AFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 175, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5AFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 175, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5AFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 175, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5AFFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5AFFE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F5AFFE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8FEAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5AFFE: #000000.

How #F5AFFE 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 #F5AFFE 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

← #F5AFFD  ·  #F5AFFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5AFFE?

#F5AFFE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 245, 175, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5AFFE?

#F5AFFE is RGB 245, 175, 254 — HSL 293°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 4%, 31%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #F5AFFE?

Its complement is #B8FEAE; analogous partners are #CDAEFE and #FEAEE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5AFFE for text?

Black text on #F5AFFE has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.