#FFB3EC
Mauve · light warm pink
About #FFB3EC
#FFB3EC is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 70% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 7% 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 #B3FFC6 (seafoam), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.91:1 (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 #FFB3EC?
#FFB3EC is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 70% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFB3EC?
Use black text. Black on #FFB3EC has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFB3EC?
Its complementary colour is #B3FFC6, and analogous partners are #ECB3FF and #FFB3C6.