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#C69EFF

Mauve · light cool purple

About #C69EFF

#C69EFF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 62% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 12.4); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7FF9E — a pale yellow tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C69EFF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red198
Green158
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 19.7
Amethyst
#9966CC · ΔE 20.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #C69EFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #C69EFF.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #C69EFF.
9.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C69EFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C69EFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#87B0FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8FB0FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCAEC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C69EFF?

#C69EFF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 62% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C69EFF?

Use black text. Black on #C69EFF has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C69EFF?

Its complementary colour is #D7FF9E, and analogous partners are #9EA6FF and #F79EFF.