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#FBC1FF

Mauve · very light cool pink

About #FBC1FF

With the hex code #FBC1FF, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 76% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 24% 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 11.9 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C5FFC1, a seafoam shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red251
Green193
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 11.9
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 19.2

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

Text on #FBC1FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FBC1FF.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FBC1FF.
14.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBC1FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBC1FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCD0FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9D7FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FEC7D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBC1FF?

With the hex code #FBC1FF, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 76% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FBC1FF?

Use black text. Black on #FBC1FF has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBC1FF?

Its complementary colour is #C5FFC1, and analogous partners are #DCC1FF and #FFC1E4.