Palettes / Colors / #FCABE8
#FCABE8 — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCABE8 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #FCABE8 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.
#FCABE8 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 #ABFCBF; it also sits naturally between #E8ABFC and #FCABBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCABE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 171, 232 |
| HSL | 315°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 315°, 32%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 8%, 1% |
| XYZ | 69.27, 55.65, 83.43 |
| Yxy | 55.65, 0.3325, 0.2671 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.41, 38.70, -18.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.60, 39.82, -18.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 91%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 8% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCABE8
.text { color: #FCABE8; }
.background { background-color: #FCABE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCABE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 171, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCABE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 171, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCABE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 171, 232, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCABE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCABE8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCABE8
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Tones of #FCABE8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABFCBF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.73:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCABE8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCABE8
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 #FCABE8: ·
How #FCABE8 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 #FCABE8 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 #FCABE8?
#FCABE8 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 171, 232). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCABE8?
#FCABE8 is RGB 252, 171, 232 — HSL 315°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 8%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCABE8?
Its complement is #ABFCBF; analogous partners are #E8ABFC and #FCABBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCABE8 for text?
Black text on #FCABE8 has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.