Palettes / Colors / #FACAFD
#FACAFD — Pale Vivid Pink
#FACAFD 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 #FACAFD 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.
#FACAFD 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 #CCFDC9; it also sits naturally between #DFC9FD and #FDC9E6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FACAFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 202, 253 |
| HSL | 296°, 93%, 89% |
| HSV | 296°, 20%, 99% |
| CMYK | 1%, 20%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 78.27, 69.66, 102.25 |
| Yxy | 69.66, 0.3129, 0.2784 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.83, 25.44, -18.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.46, 26.22, -19.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 79% · Blue 99%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 20% · 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 #FACAFD
.text { color: #FACAFD; }
.background { background-color: #FACAFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACAFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 202, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 93%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACAFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 202, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACAFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 202, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FACAFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FACAFD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FACAFD
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Tones of #FACAFD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCFDC9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FACAFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACAFD
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 #FACAFD: ·
How #FACAFD 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 #FACAFD 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 #FACAFD?
#FACAFD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 202, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FACAFD?
#FACAFD is RGB 250, 202, 253 — HSL 296°, 93%, 89% — CMYK 1%, 20%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #FACAFD?
Its complement is #CCFDC9; analogous partners are #DFC9FD and #FDC9E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FACAFD for text?
Black text on #FACAFD has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.