Palettes / Colors / #FFA4FD
#FFA4FD — Pale Vivid Pink
#FFA4FD 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 #FFA4FD 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.
#FFA4FD 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 #A3FFA5; it also sits naturally between #D3A3FF and #FFA3D0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFA4FD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 164, 253 |
| HSL | 301°, 100%, 82% |
| HSV | 301°, 36%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 36%, 1%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.25, 54.90, 99.72 |
| Yxy | 54.90, 0.3184, 0.2420 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.99, 46.89, -30.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.10, 49.10, -33.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 64% · Blue 99%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 1% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFA4FD
.text { color: #FFA4FD; }
.background { background-color: #FFA4FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA4FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 164, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA4FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 164, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA4FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 164, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFA4FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA4FD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A3FFA5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFA4FD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFA4FD
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 #FFA4FD: ·
How #FFA4FD 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 #FFA4FD 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 #FFA4FD?
#FFA4FD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 164, 253). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA4FD?
#FFA4FD is RGB 255, 164, 253 — HSL 301°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 1%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFA4FD?
Its complement is #A3FFA5; analogous partners are #D3A3FF and #FFA3D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFA4FD for text?
Black text on #FFA4FD has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.