Palettes / Colors / #FDB5FC

#FDB5FC — Pale Vivid Pink

#FDB5FC 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 #FDB5FC 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.

#FDB5FC 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 #B4FDB6; it also sits naturally between #DAB4FD and #FDB4D8. 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 71% · Blue 99%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDB5FC

.text { color: #FDB5FC; }
.background { background-color: #FDB5FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDB5FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 181, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDB5FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 181, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDB5FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 181, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDB5FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDB5FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4FDB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDB5FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDB5FC

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 #FDB5FC 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 #FDB5FC 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

← #FDB5FB  ·  #FDB5FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDB5FC?

#FDB5FC is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 181, 252). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDB5FC?

#FDB5FC is RGB 253, 181, 252 — HSL 301°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDB5FC?

Its complement is #B4FDB6; analogous partners are #DAB4FD and #FDB4D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDB5FC for text?

Black text on #FDB5FC has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.