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#FFB6FA

Mauve · very light warm pink

About #FFB6FA

With the hex code #FFB6FA, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 71% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mauve — a ΔE of 11.6 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6FFBB, 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 13.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green182
Blue250

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 11.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 22.1

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

Text on #FFB6FA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFB6FA.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFB6FA.
13.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFB6FA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFB6FA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3C8FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4D1F8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFBBCE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFB6FA?

With the hex code #FFB6FA, this is a very light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 71% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFB6FA?

Use black text. Black on #FFB6FA has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFB6FA?

Its complementary colour is #B6FFBB, and analogous partners are #E0B6FF and #FFB6D6.