Palettes / Colors / #FAB9FD
#FAB9FD — Pale Vivid Pink
#FAB9FD 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 #FAB9FD 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.
#FAB9FD 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 #BDFDBA; it also sits naturally between #D8BAFD and #FDBADF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAB9FD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 185, 253 |
| HSL | 297°, 94%, 86% |
| HSV | 297°, 27%, 99% |
| CMYK | 1%, 27%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 74.50, 62.11, 100.99 |
| Yxy | 62.11, 0.3136, 0.2614 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.97, 34.40, -24.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.81, 35.58, -26.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 73% · Blue 99%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 27% · 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 #FAB9FD
.text { color: #FAB9FD; }
.background { background-color: #FAB9FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAB9FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 185, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAB9FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 185, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAB9FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 185, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAB9FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAB9FD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDFDBA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAB9FD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAB9FD
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 #FAB9FD: ·
How #FAB9FD 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 #FAB9FD 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 #FAB9FD?
#FAB9FD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 185, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAB9FD?
#FAB9FD is RGB 250, 185, 253 — HSL 297°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 27%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #FAB9FD?
Its complement is #BDFDBA; analogous partners are #D8BAFD and #FDBADF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAB9FD for text?
Black text on #FAB9FD has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.