Palettes / Colors / #FBAFFE
#FBAFFE — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBAFFE 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 #FBAFFE 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.
#FBAFFE 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 #B1FEAE; it also sits naturally between #D4AEFE and #FEAED9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBAFFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 175, 254 |
| HSL | 298°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 298°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 31%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 73.00, 58.32, 101.18 |
| Yxy | 58.32, 0.3140, 0.2509 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.92, 40.15, -28.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.37, 41.71, -30.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 69% · Blue 100%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 31% · 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 #FBAFFE
.text { color: #FBAFFE; }
.background { background-color: #FBAFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBAFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 175, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBAFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 175, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBAFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 175, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBAFFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBAFFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B1FEAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.66:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBAFFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBAFFE
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 #FBAFFE: ·
How #FBAFFE 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 #FBAFFE 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 #FBAFFE?
#FBAFFE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 175, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBAFFE?
#FBAFFE is RGB 251, 175, 254 — HSL 298°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 31%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #FBAFFE?
Its complement is #B1FEAE; analogous partners are #D4AEFE and #FEAED9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBAFFE for text?
Black text on #FBAFFE has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.