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#F8B5FA

#f8b5fa ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#f8b5fa is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 70.98% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.8% cyan, 27.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 298.26°, with 87.34% saturation and 84.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.5991

Complementary

  1. #f8b5fa
  2. #b7fab5

Split complementary

  1. #f8b5fa
  2. #dafab5
  3. #b5fad5

Analogous

  1. #d5b5fa
  2. #f8b5fa
  3. #fab5da

Triadic

  1. #f8b5fa
  2. #faf8b5
  3. #b5faf8

Tetradic

  1. #f8b5fa
  2. #fab5b7
  3. #b7fab5
  4. #b5faf8

Square

  1. #f8b5fa
  2. #fad5b5
  3. #b7fab5
  4. #b5dafa

Monochromatic

  1. #ea26f0
  2. #f16df5
  3. #f8b5fa
  4. #fdecfe
  5. #fdecfe

Shades

#f8b5fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8b5fa
  2. #dfa3e1
  3. #c691c8
  4. #ae7faf
  5. #956d96
  6. #7c5b7d
  7. #634864
  8. #4a364b
  9. #322432
  10. #191219
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8b5fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8b5fa
  2. #f9bcfb
  3. #f9c4fb
  4. #facbfc
  5. #fbd3fc
  6. #fcdafd
  7. #fce1fd
  8. #fde9fe
  9. #fef0fe
  10. #fef8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8b5fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8b5fa
  2. #ecb0ee
  3. #e0aae2
  4. #d4a5d5
  5. #c8a0c9
  6. #bc9bbd
  7. #b095b1
  8. #a490a5
  9. #988b98
  10. #8c858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfc3e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c6fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0cef8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcbbce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1c0fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c5f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab9e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8b5fa {
  color: #f8b5fa;
}
Background
.bg-f8b5fa {
  background-color: #f8b5fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8b5fa {
  border: 2px solid #f8b5fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8b5fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 181 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 87% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8b5fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8b5fa, #fab5da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8b5fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 181 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.66 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.13 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.73 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.56 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.18 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.21 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.82 #074a05 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Mauve
#f8b5fa  rgb(248, 181, 250)  hsl(298, 87%, 85%)  Mauve
#b7fab5  rgb(183, 250, 181)  hsl(118, 87%, 85%)  Granny Smith Apple
#faf8b5  rgb(250, 248, 181)  hsl(58, 87%, 85%)  Pale Goldenrod
#b5faf8  rgb(181, 250, 248)  hsl(178, 87%, 85%)  Celeste