PurpleLightMuted

Transparent Mauve

#B3A8BC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.27:1Fails

Black text

8.71:1AAA

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About Transparent Mauve

Transparent Mauve (#B3A8BC) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 179, 168, 188 and its HSL value is 273°, 13%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Transparent Mauve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#B3A8BC · #B1BCA8

Analogous

#A9A8BC · #B3A8BC · #BCA8BB

Triadic

#B3A8BC · #BCB3A8 · #A8BCB3

Split complementary

#B3A8BC · #BBBCA8 · #A8BCA9

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