Palettes / Colors / #FACAFE
#FACAFE — Pale Vivid Pink
#FACAFE 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 #FACAFE 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.
#FACAFE 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 #CDFEC8; it also sits naturally between #DEC8FE and #FEC8E7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FACAFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 202, 254 |
| HSL | 295°, 96%, 89% |
| HSV | 295°, 20%, 100% |
| CMYK | 2%, 20%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 78.43, 69.72, 103.09 |
| Yxy | 69.72, 0.3122, 0.2775 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.86, 25.62, -19.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.50, 26.42, -20.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 79% · Blue 100%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 20% · 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 #FACAFE
.text { color: #FACAFE; }
.background { background-color: #FACAFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACAFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 202, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 96%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACAFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 202, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACAFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 202, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FACAFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FACAFE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FACAFE
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Tones of #FACAFE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDFEC8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FACAFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACAFE
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 #FACAFE: ·
How #FACAFE 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 #FACAFE 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 #FACAFE?
#FACAFE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 202, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FACAFE?
#FACAFE is RGB 250, 202, 254 — HSL 295°, 96%, 89% — CMYK 2%, 20%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #FACAFE?
Its complement is #CDFEC8; analogous partners are #DEC8FE and #FEC8E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FACAFE for text?
Black text on #FACAFE has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.