Palettes / Colors / #FCAEFD
#FCAEFD — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCAEFD 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 #FCAEFD 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.
#FCAEFD 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 #B1FDAF; it also sits naturally between #D5AFFD and #FDAFD7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCAEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 174, 253 |
| HSL | 299°, 95%, 84% |
| HSV | 299°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 73.01, 58.06, 100.29 |
| Yxy | 58.06, 0.3156, 0.2510 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.77, 40.80, -27.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.20, 42.43, -29.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 68% · Blue 99%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCAEFD
.text { color: #FCAEFD; }
.background { background-color: #FCAEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCAEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 174, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCAEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 174, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCAEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 174, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCAEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCAEFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B1FDAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.67:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCAEFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCAEFD
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 #FCAEFD: ·
How #FCAEFD 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 #FCAEFD 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 #FCAEFD?
#FCAEFD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 174, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCAEFD?
#FCAEFD is RGB 252, 174, 253 — HSL 299°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCAEFD?
Its complement is #B1FDAF; analogous partners are #D5AFFD and #FDAFD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCAEFD for text?
Black text on #FCAEFD has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.