NeutralMid-toneMuted

Purple Mauve

#9B888F

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.33:1AA large

Black text

5.95:1AA

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About Purple Mauve

Purple Mauve (#9B888F) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 155, 136, 143 and its HSL value is 338°, 9%, 57%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Purple Mauve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9B888F · #889B94

Analogous

#9B8899 · #9B888F · #9B8B88

Triadic

#9B888F · #8F9B88 · #888F9B

Split complementary

#9B888F · #889B8B · #88999B

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