#FDBCF8
Mauve · very light warm pink
About #FDBCF8
#FDBCF8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 74% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 13.2); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCFDC1 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDBCF8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.73:1 (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 #FDBCF8?
#FDBCF8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 74% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FDBCF8?
Use black text. Black on #FDBCF8 has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDBCF8?
Its complementary colour is #BCFDC1, and analogous partners are #E1BCFD and #FDBCD8.