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#FFABFE

Mauve · light warm pink

About #FFABFE

#FFABFE is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 67% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 12.7); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABFFAC — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFABFE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green171
Blue254

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.7
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 20.2
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 22.0

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

Text on #FFABFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFABFE.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFABFE.
12.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFABFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5C1FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BACCFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB2CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFABFE?

#FFABFE is a vivid, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 67% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFABFE?

Use black text. Black on #FFABFE has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFABFE?

Its complementary colour is #ABFFAC, and analogous partners are #D6ABFF and #FFABD4.