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#D29CFF

Mauve · light cool purple

About #D29CFF

With the hex code #D29CFF, this is a light purple with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 61% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mauve — a ΔE of 12.7 — followed by Amethyst. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C9FF9C, a mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green156
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.7
Amethyst
#9966CC · ΔE 20.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 21.0

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

Text on #D29CFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D29CFF.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D29CFF.
9.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D29CFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D29CFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#87B0FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#94B3FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCABC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D29CFF?

With the hex code #D29CFF, this is a light purple with a vivid character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 61% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D29CFF?

Use black text. Black on #D29CFF has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D29CFF?

Its complementary colour is #C9FF9C, and analogous partners are #A19CFF and #FF9CFA.