Palettes / Colors / #FDAFEF
#FDAFEF — Pale Vivid Pink
#FDAFEF 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 #FDAFEF 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.
#FDAFEF 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 #AFFDBE; it also sits naturally between #E4AFFD and #FDAFC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDAFEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 175, 239 |
| HSL | 311°, 95%, 84% |
| HSV | 311°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 6%, 1% |
| XYZ | 71.42, 57.77, 89.05 |
| Yxy | 57.77, 0.3272, 0.2647 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.61, 38.13, -20.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.01, 39.38, -21.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 69% · Blue 94%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDAFEF
.text { color: #FDAFEF; }
.background { background-color: #FDAFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDAFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 175, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDAFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 175, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDAFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 175, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDAFEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDAFEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDAFEF
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Tones of #FDAFEF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFFDBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.67:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDAFEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDAFEF
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 #FDAFEF: ·
How #FDAFEF 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 #FDAFEF 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 #FDAFEF?
#FDAFEF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 175, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDAFEF?
#FDAFEF is RGB 253, 175, 239 — HSL 311°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 6%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDAFEF?
Its complement is #AFFDBE; analogous partners are #E4AFFD and #FDAFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDAFEF for text?
Black text on #FDAFEF has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.