Palettes / Colors / #FFB1FF

#FFB1FF — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFB1FF is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#FFB1FF 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 #B3FFB3; it also sits naturally between #D9B3FF and #FFB3D9. 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 69% · Blue 100%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFB1FF

.text { color: #FFB1FF; }
.background { background-color: #FFB1FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFB1FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 177, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFB1FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 177, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFB1FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 177, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFB1FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFB1FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3FFB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFB1FF: #000000.

How #FFB1FF 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 #FFB1FF 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

← #FFB1FE  ·  #FFB200 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFB1FF?

#FFB1FF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 177, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFB1FF?

#FFB1FF is RGB 255, 177, 255 — HSL 300°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFB1FF?

Its complement is #B3FFB3; analogous partners are #D9B3FF and #FFB3D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFB1FF for text?

Black text on #FFB1FF has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.