Palettes / Colors / #FDAAFD
#FDAAFD — Pale Vivid Pink
#FDAAFD is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #FDAAFD 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.
#FDAAFD 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 #AAFDAA; it also sits naturally between #D4AAFD and #FDAAD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDAAFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 170, 253 |
| HSL | 300°, 95%, 83% |
| HSV | 300°, 33%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 33%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 72.61, 56.72, 100.05 |
| Yxy | 56.72, 0.3166, 0.2473 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.02, 43.19, -28.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.32, 45.02, -31.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 99%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · 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 #FDAAFD
.text { color: #FDAAFD; }
.background { background-color: #FDAAFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDAAFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 170, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDAAFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 170, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDAAFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 170, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDAAFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDAAFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAFDAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDAAFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDAAFD
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 #FDAAFD: ·
How #FDAAFD 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 #FDAAFD 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 #FDAAFD?
#FDAAFD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 170, 253). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDAAFD?
#FDAAFD is RGB 253, 170, 253 — HSL 300°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDAAFD?
Its complement is #AAFDAA; analogous partners are #D4AAFD and #FDAAD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDAAFD for text?
Black text on #FDAAFD has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.