Palettes / Colors / #FBABFD
#FBABFD — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBABFD 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 #FBABFD 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.
#FBABFD 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 #ACFDAA; it also sits naturally between #D2AAFD and #FDAAD5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBABFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 171, 253 |
| HSL | 299°, 95%, 83% |
| HSV | 299°, 32%, 99% |
| CMYK | 1%, 32%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 72.08, 56.73, 100.08 |
| Yxy | 56.73, 0.3149, 0.2478 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.03, 42.05, -28.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.32, 43.72, -31.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 99%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 32% · 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 #FBABFD
.text { color: #FBABFD; }
.background { background-color: #FBABFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBABFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 171, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBABFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 171, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBABFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 171, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBABFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBABFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACFDAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBABFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBABFD
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 #FBABFD: ·
How #FBABFD 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 #FBABFD 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 #FBABFD?
#FBABFD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 171, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBABFD?
#FBABFD is RGB 251, 171, 253 — HSL 299°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 32%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #FBABFD?
Its complement is #ACFDAA; analogous partners are #D2AAFD and #FDAAD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBABFD for text?
Black text on #FBABFD has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.