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#CFADFF

Mauve · light cool purple

About #CFADFF

#CFADFF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Mauve (ΔE 5.5); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDFFAD — a pale yellow tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFADFF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green173
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 5.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 12.6
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 22.2

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

Text on #CFADFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #CFADFF.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #CFADFF.
11.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFADFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9BBBFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2BCFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7B9CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFADFF?

#CFADFF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFADFF?

Use black text. Black on #CFADFF has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFADFF?

Its complementary colour is #DDFFAD, and analogous partners are #ADB4FF and #F8ADFF.