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#FEA4FF

Mauve · light cool pink

About #FEA4FF

#FEA4FF is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 64% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is somewhere between Mauve and Orchid (ΔE 15.5), with Orchid the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A5FFA4 (mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red254
Green164
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 15.5
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 18.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 23.4

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

Text on #FEA4FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FEA4FF.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FEA4FF.
11.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEA4FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEA4FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9DBCFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4C8FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFADC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEA4FF?

#FEA4FF is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 64% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #FEA4FF?

Use black text. Black on #FEA4FF has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEA4FF?

Its complementary colour is #A5FFA4, and analogous partners are #D1A4FF and #FFA4D2.