Palettes / Colors / #FCACFA
#FCACFA — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCACFA 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 #FCACFA 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.
#FCACFA 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 #ABFCAE; it also sits naturally between #D6ABFC and #FCABD1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCACFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 172, 250 |
| HSL | 302°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 302°, 32%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 1%, 1% |
| XYZ | 72.15, 57.10, 97.66 |
| Yxy | 57.10, 0.3180, 0.2516 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.24, 41.30, -26.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.57, 42.90, -28.91 |
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 #FCACFA
.text { color: #FCACFA; }
.background { background-color: #FCACFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCACFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 172, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCACFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 172, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCACFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 172, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCACFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCACFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABFCAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCACFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCACFA
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 #FCACFA: ·
How #FCACFA 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 #FCACFA 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCACFA?
#FCACFA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 172, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCACFA?
#FCACFA is RGB 252, 172, 250 — HSL 302°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 1%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCACFA?
Its complement is #ABFCAE; analogous partners are #D6ABFC and #FCABD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCACFA for text?
Black text on #FCACFA has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.