Palettes / Colors / #FCD9FD

#FCD9FD — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCD9FD is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) — not an exact match. CSS lavenderblush gives you #FFF0F5, a different color; use #FCD9FD 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.

#FCD9FD 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 #D9FDD8; it also sits naturally between #E9D8FD and #FDD8EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 85% · Blue 99%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FCD9FD

.text { color: #FCD9FD; }
.background { background-color: #FCD9FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD9FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 217, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 90%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD9FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 217, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD9FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 217, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCD9FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD9FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FDD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCD9FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCD9FD

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:

How #FCD9FD 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 #FCD9FD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCD9FD?

#FCD9FD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 217, 253). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD9FD?

#FCD9FD is RGB 252, 217, 253 — HSL 298°, 90%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCD9FD?

Its complement is #D9FDD8; analogous partners are #E9D8FD and #FDD8EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCD9FD for text?

Black text on #FCD9FD has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.