#FFB1EB
Mauve · light warm pink
About #FFB1EB
#FFB1EB is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 69% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Mauve and Wisteria (ΔE 16.2), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B1FFC5 (seafoam), 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 — 12.74:1, 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 #FFB1EB?
#FFB1EB is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 69% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFB1EB?
Use black text. Black on #FFB1EB has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFB1EB?
Its complementary colour is #B1FFC5, and analogous partners are #ECB1FF and #FFB1C4.