Palettes / Colors / #FAF5FF

#FAF5FF — Pale Vivid Purple

#FAF5FF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color GhostWhite (#F8F8FF). It belongs to the purple family.

#FAF5FF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FAFFF5; it also sits naturally between #F5F5FF and #FFF5FF. 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 98% · Green 96% · Blue 100%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FAF5FF

.text { color: #FAF5FF; }
.background { background-color: #FAF5FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAF5FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 245, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 100%, 98%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAF5FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 245, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAF5FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 245, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAF5FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAF5FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAF5FF

Tints of #FAF5FF

Tones of #FAF5FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFFF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAF5FF: #000000.

How #FAF5FF 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 #FAF5FF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAF5FE  ·  #FAF600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAF5FF?

#FAF5FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 250, 245, 255). Its closest standard named color is GhostWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAF5FF?

#FAF5FF is RGB 250, 245, 255 — HSL 270°, 100%, 98% — CMYK 2%, 4%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #FAF5FF?

Its complement is #FAFFF5; analogous partners are #F5F5FF and #FFF5FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAF5FF for text?

Black text on #FAF5FF has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.