#FFA4FF
Mauve · light warm pink
About #FFA4FF
#FFA4FF is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 64% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Mauve and Orchid (ΔE 15.8); Orchid comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A4FFA4 — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #FFA4FF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.01:1, 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 #FFA4FF?
#FFA4FF is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 64% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFA4FF?
Use black text. Black on #FFA4FF has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFA4FF?
Its complementary colour is #A4FFA4, and analogous partners are #D2A4FF and #FFA4D2.