Fleur-De-Lis

#b090c7

Cool, medium-light purple with lilac ink clarity

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About Fleur-De-Lis

I keep thinking of Fleur-De-Lis as the purple you'd spot on a stained-glass-style badge: clear, jewel-toned, and a bit more grounded than the softer lilacs around it. Compared to , it feels less candy-sheer and more steadily saturated. Versus Imperial Lilac, it's not gently mauve-warm, it leans more toward a cooler, crisp purple. And unlike , it doesn't read lifted and airy. It's more medium-light with a confident, slightly structured vibe.

I use this shade for dashboards and finance apps accents when I want brand purple that shows up fast without turning clinical. It works well on callout headers, selected tabs, and active state outlines in fintech and education product UI, especially over soft neutrals. It's also great for onboarding badges, promo chips, and packaging mockups where you need the purple to feel present, not powdery. the one you reach for when the layout already has light greys and you need the highlight to hold its own.

Quick note: pair it with cooler off-whites or clean mid-grays so it stays properly purple instead of drifting into mauve.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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2.74:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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2.51:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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6.46:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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7.66:1AAA

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