Palettes / Colors / #FFA8EC
#FFA8EC — Pale Vivid Pink
#FFA8EC 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 #FFA8EC 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.
#FFA8EC 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 #A8FFBB; it also sits naturally between #E6A8FF and #FFA8C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFA8EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 168, 236 |
| HSL | 313°, 100%, 83% |
| HSV | 313°, 34%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 34%, 7%, 0% |
| XYZ | 70.38, 55.32, 86.33 |
| Yxy | 55.32, 0.3319, 0.2609 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.23, 41.90, -20.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.38, 43.40, -21.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 66% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFA8EC
.text { color: #FFA8EC; }
.background { background-color: #FFA8EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA8EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 168, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA8EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 168, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA8EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 168, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFA8EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA8EC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8FFBB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.74:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFA8EC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFA8EC
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 #FFA8EC: ·
How #FFA8EC 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 #FFA8EC 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 #FFA8EC?
#FFA8EC is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 168, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA8EC?
#FFA8EC is RGB 255, 168, 236 — HSL 313°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 7%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFA8EC?
Its complement is #A8FFBB; analogous partners are #E6A8FF and #FFA8C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFA8EC for text?
Black text on #FFA8EC has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.