Palettes / Colors / #FFA4DF

#FFA4DF — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFA4DF 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 #FFA4DF 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.

#FFA4DF 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 #A3FFC3; it also sits naturally between #F1A3FF and #FFA3B1. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFA4DF

.text { color: #FFA4DF; }
.background { background-color: #FFA4DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA4DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 164, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA4DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 164, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA4DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 164, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA4DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA4DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3FFC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFA4DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFA4DF

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 #FFA4DF 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 #FFA4DF 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

← #FFA4DE  ·  #FFA4E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFA4DF?

#FFA4DF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 164, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA4DF?

#FFA4DF is RGB 255, 164, 223 — HSL 321°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA4DF?

Its complement is #A3FFC3; analogous partners are #F1A3FF and #FFA3B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA4DF for text?

Black text on #FFA4DF has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.