Palettes / Colors / #FBBDFB
#FBBDFB — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBBDFB 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 #FBBDFB 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.
#FBBDFB 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 #BCFBBC; it also sits naturally between #DBBCFB and #FBBCDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBBDFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 189, 251 |
| HSL | 300°, 89%, 86% |
| HSV | 300°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 75.39, 63.87, 99.62 |
| Yxy | 63.87, 0.3156, 0.2674 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.90, 32.25, -21.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.92, 33.33, -23.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 74% · Blue 98%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · 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 #FBBDFB
.text { color: #FBBDFB; }
.background { background-color: #FBBDFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBDFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 189, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBDFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 189, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBDFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 189, 251, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBBDFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBDFB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCFBBC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBBDFB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBDFB
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 #FBBDFB: ·
How #FBBDFB 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 #FBBDFB 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 #FBBDFB?
#FBBDFB is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 189, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBDFB?
#FBBDFB is RGB 251, 189, 251 — HSL 300°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBBDFB?
Its complement is #BCFBBC; analogous partners are #DBBCFB and #FBBCDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBBDFB for text?
Black text on #FBBDFB has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.