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#D9ABFF

Mauve · light cool purple

About #D9ABFF

#D9ABFF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Mauve (ΔE 3.4), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1FFAB (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 — 11.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red217
Green171
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 3.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 13.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 24.8

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

Text on #D9ABFF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D9ABFF.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #D9ABFF.
11.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9ABFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9ABFF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9BBBFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5BEFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B7CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9ABFF?

#D9ABFF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 67% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D9ABFF?

Use black text. Black on #D9ABFF has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9ABFF?

Its complementary colour is #D1FFAB, and analogous partners are #AFABFF and #FFABFB.