#FAE8FF — Tints, Shades & Color Values

#FAE8FF

#FAE8FF is a very light, vivid violet. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class fuchsia-100 (e.g. bg-fuchsia-100, text-fuchsia-100). Its nearest CSS named color is lavenderblush (#fff0f5). For readable text on a #FAE8FF background, black text gives the strongest contrast (18.05:1). Because it is so light, #FAE8FF works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #FAE8FF in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex#FAE8FF
RGBrgb(250, 232, 255)
HSLhsl(287, 100%, 95%)
HSV / HSB287°, 9%, 100%
Nearest namedlavenderblush (#fff0f5)

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#FAE8FF in Tailwind CSS (fuchsia-100)

#FAE8FF ships with Tailwind CSS as fuchsia-100 — use it as bg-fuchsia-100, text-fuchsia-100, or border-fuchsia-100. It sits at step 100 of the fuchsia ramp; every other step links to its own page:

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #FAE8FF (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

Shades of #FAE8FF (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #FAE8FF background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color White text 1.16:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail
Black text 18.05:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #FAE8FF from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More violet colors in the library: #EDE9FE (violet-100), #F3E8FF (purple-100), #F5F3FF (violet-50), #FAF5FF (purple-50), #DDD6FE (violet-200), #E9D5FF (purple-200).

Frequently Asked Questions

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