Palettes / Colors / #FCAAFE
#FCAAFE — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCAAFE is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.
#FCAAFE 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 #ABFEA9; it also sits naturally between #D2A9FE and #FEA9D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCAAFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 170, 254 |
| HSL | 299°, 98%, 83% |
| HSV | 299°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 33%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.41, 56.60, 100.87 |
| Yxy | 56.60, 0.3150, 0.2462 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.95, 43.06, -29.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.23, 44.86, -32.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 100%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 33% · 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 #FCAAFE
.text { color: #FCAAFE; }
.background { background-color: #FCAAFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCAAFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 170, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCAAFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 170, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCAAFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 170, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCAAFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCAAFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABFEA9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCAAFE: #000000.
How #FCAAFE 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 #FCAAFE 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 #FCAAFE?
#FCAAFE is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 170, 254). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCAAFE?
#FCAAFE is RGB 252, 170, 254 — HSL 299°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 33%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #FCAAFE?
Its complement is #ABFEA9; analogous partners are #D2A9FE and #FEA9D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCAAFE for text?
Black text on #FCAAFE has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.