Palettes / Colors / #FFA9FF

#FFA9FF — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFA9FF 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 #FFA9FF 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.

#FFA9FF 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 #A8FFA8; it also sits naturally between #D4A8FF and #FFA8D4. 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 66% · Blue 100%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFA9FF

.text { color: #FFA9FF; }
.background { background-color: #FFA9FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA9FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 169, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA9FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 169, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA9FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 169, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA9FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA9FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8FFA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFA9FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFA9FF

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 #FFA9FF 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 #FFA9FF 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

← #FFA9FE  ·  #FFAA00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFA9FF?

#FFA9FF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 169, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA9FF?

#FFA9FF is RGB 255, 169, 255 — HSL 300°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA9FF?

Its complement is #A8FFA8; analogous partners are #D4A8FF and #FFA8D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA9FF for text?

Black text on #FFA9FF has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.