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#D399FF

Mauve · light cool purple

About #D399FF

#D399FF is a light, vivid purple colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 60% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 14.7), with Orchid the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5FF99 (mint), 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 — 9.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green153
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 14.7
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 19.6
Amethyst
#9966CC · ΔE 19.8

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

Text on #D399FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D399FF.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D399FF.
9.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D399FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D399FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#84AEFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#92B2FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEA8C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D399FF?

#D399FF is a light, vivid purple colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 60% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D399FF?

Use black text. Black on #D399FF has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D399FF?

Its complementary colour is #C5FF99, and analogous partners are #A099FF and #FF99F8.