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Pastelmagentasoft

Soft Petal Brush

#f0b5cf
Notes

Soft Petal Brush (#F0B5CF) is a soft magenta with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (334°, 66%, 83%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary teal. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#f0b5cf
RGB
rgb(240, 181, 207)
HSL
hsl(334, 66%, 83%)
HWB
hwb(334 71% 6%)
OKLCH
oklch(83.4% 0.076 350.7)
HSV
hsv(334, 25%, 94%)
LAB
lab(79.66% 25.28 -4.75)
LCH
lch(79.66% 25.72 349.37)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 25%, 14%, 6%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#f0b5cf
Original
#bac0d0
Protanopia
#c8c9ce
Deuteranopia
#f9b4be
Tritanopia
#c3c3c3
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.72:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
12.22:1

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