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#F2B2FA

#F2B2FA is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 94.9% red, 69.8% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 293°, with 88% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F2B2FA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#F2B2FA
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 #F2B2FA

What color is #F2B2FA?

#F2B2FA is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 94.9% red, 69.8% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 293°, with 88% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #F2B2FA in RGB?

#F2B2FA is rgb(242, 178, 250): 242 red, 178 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #F2B2FA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(3, 29, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #F2B2FA?

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 #F2B2FA?

Its complement #98D891 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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