Palettes / Colors / #FBBAFE
#FBBAFE — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBBAFE 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 #FBBAFE 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.
#FBBAFE 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 #BCFEB9; it also sits naturally between #D8B9FE and #FEB9DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBBAFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 186, 254 |
| HSL | 297°, 97%, 86% |
| HSV | 297°, 27%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 27%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 75.23, 62.78, 101.92 |
| Yxy | 62.78, 0.3136, 0.2617 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.33, 34.38, -24.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.24, 35.61, -26.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 73% · Blue 100%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 27% · 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 #FBBAFE
.text { color: #FBBAFE; }
.background { background-color: #FBBAFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBAFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 186, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 97%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBAFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 186, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBAFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 186, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBBAFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBAFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCFEB9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBBAFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBAFE
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 #FBBAFE: ·
How #FBBAFE 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 #FBBAFE 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 #FBBAFE?
#FBBAFE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 186, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBAFE?
#FBBAFE is RGB 251, 186, 254 — HSL 297°, 97%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 27%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #FBBAFE?
Its complement is #BCFEB9; analogous partners are #D8B9FE and #FEB9DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBBAFE for text?
Black text on #FBBAFE has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.