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#DAA9FF

Mauve · light cool purple

About #DAA9FF

With the hex code #DAA9FF, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 66% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 34% 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 4.5 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEFFA9, a mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green169
Blue255

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 4.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 14.4
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 25.7

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

Text on #DAA9FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #DAA9FF.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #DAA9FF.
11.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAA9FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAA9FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#99BAFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4BDFC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6B5C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAA9FF?

With the hex code #DAA9FF, this is a light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 66% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAA9FF?

Use black text. Black on #DAA9FF has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAA9FF?

Its complementary colour is #CEFFA9, and analogous partners are #AFA9FF and #FFA9F9.