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#F7A3FF

Mauve · light cool pink

About #F7A3FF

#F7A3FF is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 64% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 13.9); Orchid comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABFFA3 — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #F7A3FF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red247
Green163
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 13.9
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 18.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 22.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #F7A3FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #F7A3FF.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #F7A3FF.
11.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7A3FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7A3FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9ABAFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFC4FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBADC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7A3FF?

#F7A3FF is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 64% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #F7A3FF?

Use black text. Black on #F7A3FF has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7A3FF?

Its complementary colour is #ABFFA3, and analogous partners are #C9A3FF and #FFA3D9.