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#FEA7FF

Mauve · light cool pink

About #FEA7FF

#FEA7FF is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 65% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 14.1), with Orchid the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8FFA7 (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 — 12.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red254
Green167
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.1
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 19.8
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 22.0

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

Text on #FEA7FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FEA7FF.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FEA7FF.
12.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEA7FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEA7FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A0BEFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6C9FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFAFC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEA7FF?

#FEA7FF is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 65% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #FEA7FF?

Use black text. Black on #FEA7FF has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEA7FF?

Its complementary colour is #A8FFA7, and analogous partners are #D2A7FF and #FFA7D4.