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#FFB1FB

Mauve · light warm pink

About #FFB1FB

#FFB1FB is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 69% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 11.4); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1FFB5 — a mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFB1FB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green177
Blue251

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 11.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 17.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 24.6

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

Text on #FFB1FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFB1FB.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFB1FB.
12.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB1FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB1FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADC5FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0CFF8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB7CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB1FB?

#FFB1FB is a moderately saturated, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 69% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB1FB?

Use black text. Black on #FFB1FB has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB1FB?

Its complementary colour is #B1FFB5, and analogous partners are #DCB1FF and #FFB1D4.