Palettes / Colors / #FCABFA
#FCABFA — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCABFA 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 #FCABFA 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.
#FCABFA 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 #ABFCAD; it also sits naturally between #D5ABFC and #FCABD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCABFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 171, 250 |
| HSL | 301°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 301°, 32%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 1%, 1% |
| XYZ | 71.96, 56.72, 97.60 |
| Yxy | 56.72, 0.3180, 0.2507 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.02, 41.82, -27.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.31, 43.46, -29.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 98%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 1% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCABFA
.text { color: #FCABFA; }
.background { background-color: #FCABFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCABFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 171, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCABFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 171, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCABFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 171, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCABFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCABFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABFCAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCABFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCABFA
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 #FCABFA: ·
How #FCABFA 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 #FCABFA 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 #FCABFA?
#FCABFA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 171, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCABFA?
#FCABFA is RGB 252, 171, 250 — HSL 301°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 1%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCABFA?
Its complement is #ABFCAD; analogous partners are #D5ABFC and #FCABD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCABFA for text?
Black text on #FCABFA has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.