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#FAB9FA

#fab9fa ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#fab9fa is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 72.55% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 86.67% saturation and 85.29% 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.35.

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Relative luminance0.6192

Complementary

  1. #fab9fa
  2. #b9fab9

Split complementary

  1. #fab9fa
  2. #d9fab9
  3. #b9fad9

Analogous

  1. #d9b9fa
  2. #fab9fa
  3. #fab9d9

Triadic

  1. #fab9fa
  2. #fafab9
  3. #b9fafa

Tetradic

  1. #fab9fa
  2. #fab9b9
  3. #b9fab9
  4. #b9fafa

Square

  1. #fab9fa
  2. #fad9b9
  3. #b9fab9
  4. #b9d9fa

Monochromatic

  1. #f02af0
  2. #f572f5
  3. #fab9fa
  4. #feecfe
  5. #feecfe

Shades

#fab9fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fab9fa
  2. #e1a7e1
  3. #c894c8
  4. #af82af
  5. #966f96
  6. #7d5d7d
  7. #644a64
  8. #4b384b
  9. #322532
  10. #191319
  11. #000000

Tints

#fab9fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fab9fa
  2. #fbc0fb
  3. #fbc7fb
  4. #fccefc
  5. #fcd5fc
  6. #fddcfd
  7. #fde3fd
  8. #feeafe
  9. #fef1fe
  10. #fff8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fab9fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fab9fa
  2. #eeb3ee
  3. #e2aee2
  4. #d5a8d5
  5. #c9a2c9
  6. #bd9dbd
  7. #b197b1
  8. #a591a5
  9. #988b98
  10. #8c868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1c6e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c9fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4d1f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febed0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c3fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc8f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fcbce2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fab9fa {
  color: #fab9fa;
}
Background
.bg-fab9fa {
  background-color: #fab9fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fab9fa {
  border: 2px solid #fab9fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fab9fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 185 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 87% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fab9fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fab9fa, #fab9d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fab9fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 185 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.35 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.73 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.29 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.65 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 10.89 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.27 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 11.63 #054605 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Mauve
#fab9fa  rgb(250, 185, 250)  hsl(300, 87%, 85%)  Mauve
#b9fab9  rgb(185, 250, 185)  hsl(120, 87%, 85%)  Granny Smith Apple
#fafab9  rgb(250, 250, 185)  hsl(60, 87%, 85%)  Pale Goldenrod
#b9fafa  rgb(185, 250, 250)  hsl(180, 87%, 85%)  Celeste