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#D296FE

#D296FE is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 82.4% red, 58.8% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 275°, with 98% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.20:1 Fail
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9.53:1 AAA
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2.20:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.53:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D296FE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#D296FE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #D296FE?

#D296FE is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 82.4% red, 58.8% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 275°, with 98% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #D296FE in RGB?

#D296FE is rgb(210, 150, 254): 210 red, 150 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #D296FE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(17, 41, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #D296FE?

PANTONE 2565 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #D296FE?

Its complement #81BF57 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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