Palettes / Colors / #FFA3EF

#FFA3EF — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFA3EF 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 #FFA3EF 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.

#FFA3EF 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 #A3FFB2; it also sits naturally between #E0A3FF and #FFA3C2. 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 100% · Green 64% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 6% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFA3EF

.text { color: #FFA3EF; }
.background { background-color: #FFA3EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA3EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 163, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA3EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 163, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA3EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 163, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA3EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA3EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3FFB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFA3EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFA3EF

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 #FFA3EF 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 #FFA3EF 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

← #FFA3EE  ·  #FFA3F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFA3EF?

#FFA3EF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 163, 239). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA3EF?

#FFA3EF is RGB 255, 163, 239 — HSL 310°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 6%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA3EF?

Its complement is #A3FFB2; analogous partners are #E0A3FF and #FFA3C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA3EF for text?

Black text on #FFA3EF has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.