Palettes / Colors / #FCA5FD

#FCA5FD — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCA5FD is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

#FCA5FD 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 #A7FDA5; it also sits naturally between #D0A5FD and #FDA5D3. 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 99% · Green 65% · Blue 99%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCA5FD

.text { color: #FCA5FD; }
.background { background-color: #FCA5FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCA5FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 165, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 96%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCA5FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 165, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCA5FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 165, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCA5FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCA5FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7FDA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCA5FD: #000000.

How #FCA5FD 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 #FCA5FD 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 #FCA5FD?

#FCA5FD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 165, 253). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCA5FD?

#FCA5FD is RGB 252, 165, 253 — HSL 299°, 96%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCA5FD?

Its complement is #A7FDA5; analogous partners are #D0A5FD and #FDA5D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCA5FD for text?

Black text on #FCA5FD has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.