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#D2B1FF

Mauve · light cool purple

About #D2B1FF

With the hex code #D2B1FF, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 69% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mauve — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEFFB1, a pale yellow shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green177
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 5.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 11.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 19.8

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

Text on #D2B1FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D2B1FF.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D2B1FF.
11.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2B1FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2B1FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A1BFFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7BFFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBBDCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2B1FF?

With the hex code #D2B1FF, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 69% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2B1FF?

Use black text. Black on #D2B1FF has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2B1FF?

Its complementary colour is #DEFFB1, and analogous partners are #B1B7FF and #F9B1FF.