PurpleLightMuted

Transparent Mauve

#B1A5BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.34:1Fails

Black text

8.47:1AAA

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About Transparent Mauve

Transparent Mauve (#B1A5BD) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 177, 165, 189 and its HSL value is 270°, 15%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Transparent Mauve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B1A5BD · #B1BDA5

Analogous

#A5A5BD · #B1A5BD · #BDA5BD

Triadic

#B1A5BD · #BDB1A5 · #A5BDB1

Split complementary

#B1A5BD · #BDBDA5 · #A5BDA5

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