Palettes / Colors / #F5BBFB
#F5BBFB — Pale Vivid Pink
#F5BBFB 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 #F5BBFB 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.
#F5BBFB 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 #C2FBBC; it also sits naturally between #D5BCFB and #FBBCE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F5BBFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 245, 187, 251 |
| HSL | 294°, 89%, 86% |
| HSV | 294°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 2%, 25%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 72.84, 61.92, 99.38 |
| Yxy | 61.92, 0.3111, 0.2645 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.87, 31.39, -23.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.69, 32.23, -25.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 96% · Green 73% · Blue 98%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F5BBFB
.text { color: #F5BBFB; }
.background { background-color: #F5BBFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5BBFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 187, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5BBFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 187, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5BBFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 187, 251, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F5BBFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5BBFB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C2FBBC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F5BBFB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F5BBFB
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 #F5BBFB: ·
How #F5BBFB 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 #F5BBFB 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 #F5BBFB?
#F5BBFB is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 245, 187, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F5BBFB?
#F5BBFB is RGB 245, 187, 251 — HSL 294°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 2%, 25%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #F5BBFB?
Its complement is #C2FBBC; analogous partners are #D5BCFB and #FBBCE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F5BBFB for text?
Black text on #F5BBFB has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.