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#FAAFF3

#FAAFF3 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 68.6% green, and 95.3% blue. Its hue is 306°, with 88% saturation and 83% 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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1.68:1 Fail
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12.49:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

12.49:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FAAFF3 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#FAAFF3
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 #FAAFF3

What color is #FAAFF3?

#FAAFF3 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 68.6% green, and 95.3% blue. Its hue is 306°, with 88% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #FAAFF3 in RGB?

#FAAFF3 is rgb(250, 175, 243): 250 red, 175 green, and 243 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #FAAFF3 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 30, 3, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #FAAFF3?

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 #FAAFF3?

Its complement #8FD997 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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