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#F8A3FF

Mauve · light cool pink

About #F8A3FF

With the hex code #F8A3FF, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 64% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mauve — a ΔE of 14.2 — followed by Orchid. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAFFA3, a mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red248
Green163
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.2
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 18.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 22.5

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

Text on #F8A3FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #F8A3FF.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #F8A3FF.
11.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F8A3FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F8A3FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9ABBFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0C5FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCACC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F8A3FF?

With the hex code #F8A3FF, this is a light pink with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 64% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F8A3FF?

Use black text. Black on #F8A3FF has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F8A3FF?

Its complementary colour is #AAFFA3, and analogous partners are #CAA3FF and #FFA3D8.