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#FBD8FE Color

#FBD8FE is rgb(251, 216, 254) in RGB, hsl(295, 95%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBD8FE
HEX#FBD8FE
RGBrgb(251, 216, 254)
HSLhsl(295, 95%, 92%)
HSVhsv(295, 15%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.3% 0.063 323.6)
LABlab(90.18% 17.35 -13.87)
LCHlch(90.18% 22.21 321.36)

What #FBD8FE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FBD8FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#FBD8FE Channel Values

How #FBD8FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 251 · G 216 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 95% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 15% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBD8FE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBD8FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBD8FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FBD8FE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBD8FE.

How #FBD8FE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FBD8FE
Protanopia#DEDEFE
Protanomaly#EADCFE
Deuteranopia#E4E4FD
Deuteranomaly#EEE0FD
Tritanopia#F7DDDD
Tritanomaly#F8DBEB
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBD8FE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fbd8fe: #FBD8FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBD8FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbd8fe': '#FBD8FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.847, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_fbd8fe">#FBD8FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBD8FE"

More Pink Colors

#FBD8FE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBD8FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBD8FE?

#FBD8FE is a lightest pink — rgb(251, 216, 254) in RGB and hsl(295, 95%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #FBD8FE?

#FBD8FE is rgb(251, 216, 254) — red 251, green 216, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBD8FE?

#FBD8FE converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBD8FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBD8FE scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBD8FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBD8FE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 12.22, which is visibly different.

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