Palettes / Colors / #FCA9FF
#FCA9FF — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCA9FF is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #FCA9FF 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.
#FCA9FF 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 #ABFFA8; it also sits naturally between #D1A8FF and #FFA8D7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCA9FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 169, 255 |
| HSL | 298°, 100%, 83% |
| HSV | 298°, 34%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 34%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.38, 56.29, 101.66 |
| Yxy | 56.29, 0.3143, 0.2444 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.78, 43.76, -30.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.03, 45.63, -33.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 66% · Blue 100%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 34% · 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 #FCA9FF
.text { color: #FCA9FF; }
.background { background-color: #FCA9FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCA9FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 169, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCA9FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 169, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCA9FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 169, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCA9FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCA9FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABFFA8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCA9FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCA9FF
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 #FCA9FF: ·
How #FCA9FF 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 #FCA9FF 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 #FCA9FF?
#FCA9FF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 169, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCA9FF?
#FCA9FF is RGB 252, 169, 255 — HSL 298°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 34%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #FCA9FF?
Its complement is #ABFFA8; analogous partners are #D1A8FF and #FFA8D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCA9FF for text?
Black text on #FCA9FF has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.