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#CCACFF

Mauve · light cool purple

About #CCACFF

#CCACFF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Mauve (ΔE 6.4), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFFFAC (pale yellow), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green172
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 6.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 22.5

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

Text on #CCACFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #CCACFF.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #CCACFF.
10.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCACFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9ABAFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9FBAFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3B9CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCACFF?

#CCACFF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCACFF?

Use black text. Black on #CCACFF has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCACFF?

Its complementary colour is #DFFFAC, and analogous partners are #ACB5FF and #F6ACFF.