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#D6ABFF

Mauve · light cool purple

About #D6ABFF

#D6ABFF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Mauve (ΔE 3.9), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4FFAB (pale yellow), 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 — 11.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red214
Green171
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 3.9
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 24.6

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

Text on #D6ABFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D6ABFF.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D6ABFF.
11.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6ABFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6ABFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9BBBFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4BDFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1B7CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6ABFF?

#D6ABFF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D6ABFF?

Use black text. Black on #D6ABFF has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6ABFF?

Its complementary colour is #D4FFAB, and analogous partners are #ACABFF and #FFABFE.