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#FFB4FC

Mauve · very light warm pink

About #FFB4FC

With the hex code #FFB4FC, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 71% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mauve — a ΔE of 11.0 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4FFB7, a seafoam shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green180
Blue252

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 11.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 23.7

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

Text on #FFB4FC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFB4FC.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFB4FC.
13.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB4FC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB4FC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0C7FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2D0F9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFBACE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB4FC?

With the hex code #FFB4FC, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 71% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB4FC?

Use black text. Black on #FFB4FC has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB4FC?

Its complementary colour is #B4FFB7, and analogous partners are #DDB4FF and #FFB4D7.