Palettes / Colors / #FBABFA
#FBABFA — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBABFA is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #FBABFA 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.
#FBABFA is a warm-leaning 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 #ACFBAE; it also sits naturally between #D5ACFB and #FBACD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBABFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 171, 250 |
| HSL | 301°, 91%, 83% |
| HSV | 301°, 32%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 71.60, 56.54, 97.58 |
| Yxy | 56.54, 0.3172, 0.2505 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.92, 41.51, -27.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.19, 43.08, -29.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 98%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBABFA
.text { color: #FBABFA; }
.background { background-color: #FBABFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBABFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 171, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBABFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 171, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBABFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 171, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBABFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBABFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACFBAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBABFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBABFA
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 #FBABFA: ·
How #FBABFA 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 #FBABFA 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 #FBABFA?
#FBABFA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 171, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBABFA?
#FBABFA is RGB 251, 171, 250 — HSL 301°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBABFA?
Its complement is #ACFBAE; analogous partners are #D5ACFB and #FBACD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBABFA for text?
Black text on #FBABFA has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.