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#F3BCFE

#F3BCFE is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 95.3% red, 73.7% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 97% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

13.44:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F3BCFE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#F3BCFE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #F3BCFE

What color is #F3BCFE?

#F3BCFE is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 95.3% red, 73.7% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 97% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #F3BCFE in RGB?

#F3BCFE is rgb(243, 188, 254): 243 red, 188 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #F3BCFE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(4, 26, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #F3BCFE?

PANTONE 236 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #F3BCFE?

Its complement #A6DD9C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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