Palettes / Colors / #FBC5FB
#FBC5FB — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBC5FB 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 #FBC5FB 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.
#FBC5FB 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 #C6FBC6; it also sits naturally between #E0C6FB and #FBC6E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBC5FB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 197, 251 |
| HSL | 300°, 87%, 88% |
| HSV | 300°, 22%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 22%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 77.16, 67.41, 100.21 |
| Yxy | 67.41, 0.3152, 0.2754 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.71, 28.04, -19.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.10, 28.92, -20.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 77% · Blue 98%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
CSS code for #FBC5FB
.text { color: #FBC5FB; }
.background { background-color: #FBC5FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBC5FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 197, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 87%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBC5FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 197, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBC5FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 197, 251, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBC5FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBC5FB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBC5FB
Tints of #FBC5FB
Tones of #FBC5FB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C6FBC6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBC5FB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBC5FB
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 #FBC5FB: ·
How #FBC5FB 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 #FBC5FB 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FBC5FB?
#FBC5FB is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 197, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBC5FB?
#FBC5FB is RGB 251, 197, 251 — HSL 300°, 87%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBC5FB?
Its complement is #C6FBC6; analogous partners are #E0C6FB and #FBC6E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBC5FB for text?
Black text on #FBC5FB has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.