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#FABBFF

Mauve · very light cool pink

About #FABBFF

#FABBFF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 73% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 9.5); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0FFBB — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FABBFF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red250
Green187
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 9.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 20.9

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

Text on #FABBFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FABBFF.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FABBFF.
13.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FABBFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5CBFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4D3FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDC1D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FABBFF?

#FABBFF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 73% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #FABBFF?

Use black text. Black on #FABBFF has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FABBFF?

Its complementary colour is #C0FFBB, and analogous partners are #D8BBFF and #FFBBE2.