Palettes / Colors / #FCF5FF

#FCF5FF — Pale Vivid Purple

#FCF5FF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color GhostWhite (#F8F8FF). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: ghostwhite (#F8F8FF) — not an exact match. CSS ghostwhite gives you #F8F8FF, a different color; use #FCF5FF 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.

#FCF5FF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F8FFF5; it also sits naturally between #F7F5FF and #FFF5FD. 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 96% · Blue 100%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCF5FF

.text { color: #FCF5FF; }
.background { background-color: #FCF5FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCF5FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 245, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 100%, 98%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCF5FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 245, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCF5FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 245, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCF5FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCF5FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8FFF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCF5FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCF5FF

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 #FCF5FF 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 #FCF5FF 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

← #FCF5FE  ·  #FCF600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCF5FF?

#FCF5FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 252, 245, 255). Its closest standard named color is GhostWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCF5FF?

#FCF5FF is RGB 252, 245, 255 — HSL 282°, 100%, 98% — CMYK 1%, 4%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #FCF5FF?

Its complement is #F8FFF5; analogous partners are #F7F5FF and #FFF5FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCF5FF for text?

Black text on #FCF5FF has a contrast ratio of 19.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.