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#D2A4FF

Mauve · light cool purple

About #D2A4FF

#D2A4FF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 64% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Mauve (ΔE 7.9); Wisteria comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1FFA4 — a pale yellow tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2A4FF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green164
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 7.9
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.5
Amethyst
#9966CC · ΔE 23.8

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

Text on #D2A4FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D2A4FF.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D2A4FF.
10.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2A4FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2A4FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#91B5FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9BB8FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCB2C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2A4FF?

#D2A4FF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 64% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2A4FF?

Use black text. Black on #D2A4FF has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2A4FF?

Its complementary colour is #D1FFA4, and analogous partners are #A4A4FF and #FFA4FF.