Palettes / Colors / #FAC8FF
#FAC8FF — Pale Vivid Pink
#FAC8FF 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 #FAC8FF 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.
#FAC8FF 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 #CCFFC7; it also sits naturally between #DEC7FF and #FFC7E8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAC8FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 200, 255 |
| HSL | 295°, 100%, 89% |
| HSV | 295°, 22%, 100% |
| CMYK | 2%, 22%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 78.13, 68.85, 103.78 |
| Yxy | 68.85, 0.3116, 0.2746 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.43, 26.86, -20.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.98, 27.72, -21.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 78% · Blue 100%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAC8FF
.text { color: #FAC8FF; }
.background { background-color: #FAC8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 200, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 200, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 200, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAC8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC8FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCFFC7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAC8FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC8FF
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 #FAC8FF: ·
How #FAC8FF 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 #FAC8FF 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 #FAC8FF?
#FAC8FF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 200, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC8FF?
#FAC8FF is RGB 250, 200, 255 — HSL 295°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 2%, 22%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #FAC8FF?
Its complement is #CCFFC7; analogous partners are #DEC7FF and #FFC7E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAC8FF for text?
Black text on #FAC8FF has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.