Palettes / Colors / #F5CEFD

#F5CEFD — Pale Vivid Pink

#F5CEFD 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 #F5CEFD 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.

#F5CEFD 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 #D6FDCE; it also sits naturally between #DECEFD and #FDCEED. 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 81% · Blue 99%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5CEFD

.text { color: #F5CEFD; }
.background { background-color: #F5CEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5CEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 206, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5CEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 206, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5CEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 206, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5CEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5CEFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6FDCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5CEFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F5CEFD

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:

How #F5CEFD 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 #F5CEFD 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

← #F5CEFC  ·  #F5CEFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5CEFD?

#F5CEFD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 245, 206, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5CEFD?

#F5CEFD is RGB 245, 206, 253 — HSL 290°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 3%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #F5CEFD?

Its complement is #D6FDCE; analogous partners are #DECEFD and #FDCEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5CEFD for text?

Black text on #F5CEFD has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.