Palettes / Colors / #FBBAFD

#FBBAFD — Pale Vivid Pink

#FBBAFD 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 #FBBAFD 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.

#FBBAFD 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 #BCFDBA; it also sits naturally between #D9BAFD and #FDBADE. 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 73% · Blue 99%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FBBAFD

.text { color: #FBBAFD; }
.background { background-color: #FBBAFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBAFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 186, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBAFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 186, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBAFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 186, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCFDBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBBAFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBAFD

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:

How #FBBAFD 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 #FBBAFD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBBAFD?

#FBBAFD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 186, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBAFD?

#FBBAFD is RGB 251, 186, 253 — HSL 298°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 26%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #FBBAFD?

Its complement is #BCFDBA; analogous partners are #D9BAFD and #FDBADE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBBAFD for text?

Black text on #FBBAFD has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.