#B0ABFF
Mauve · light cool blue
About #B0ABFF
#B0ABFF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 67% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Mauve and Wisteria (ΔE 15.1); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FAFFAB — a butter tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B0ABFF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B0ABFF?
#B0ABFF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 67% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B0ABFF?
Use black text. Black on #B0ABFF has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B0ABFF?
Its complementary colour is #FAFFAB, and analogous partners are #ABD0FF and #DAABFF.