Palettes / Colors / #FBC3FD
#FBC3FD — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBC3FD 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 #FBC3FD 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.
#FBC3FD 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 #C6FDC4; it also sits naturally between #DEC4FD and #FDC4E2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBC3FD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 195, 253 |
| HSL | 298°, 94%, 88% |
| HSV | 298°, 23%, 99% |
| CMYK | 1%, 23%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 77.03, 66.63, 101.73 |
| Yxy | 66.63, 0.3139, 0.2715 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.32, 29.45, -20.84 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.63, 30.43, -22.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 76% · Blue 99%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 23% · 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 #FBC3FD
.text { color: #FBC3FD; }
.background { background-color: #FBC3FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBC3FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 195, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 94%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBC3FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 195, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBC3FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 195, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBC3FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBC3FD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C6FDC4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBC3FD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBC3FD
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 #FBC3FD: ·
How #FBC3FD 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 #FBC3FD 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 #FBC3FD?
#FBC3FD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 195, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBC3FD?
#FBC3FD is RGB 251, 195, 253 — HSL 298°, 94%, 88% — CMYK 1%, 23%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #FBC3FD?
Its complement is #C6FDC4; analogous partners are #DEC4FD and #FDC4E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBC3FD for text?
Black text on #FBC3FD has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.