#FDBCF5
Mauve · very light warm pink
About #FDBCF5
#FDBCF5 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 74% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 14.4); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCFDC4 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDBCF5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.69:1, 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 #FDBCF5?
#FDBCF5 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 74% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FDBCF5?
Use black text. Black on #FDBCF5 has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDBCF5?
Its complementary colour is #BCFDC4, and analogous partners are #E4BCFD and #FDBCD5.