#FFB1EC
Mauve · light warm pink
About #FFB1EC
#FFB1EC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 69% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Mauve and Wisteria (ΔE 15.8); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1FFC4 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #FFB1EC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.75:1 (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 #FFB1EC?
#FFB1EC is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 69% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFB1EC?
Use black text. Black on #FFB1EC has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFB1EC?
Its complementary colour is #B1FFC4, and analogous partners are #EBB1FF and #FFB1C5.