PurpleLightMuted

Transparent Mauve

#B3A8BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.27:1Fails

Black text

8.72:1AAA

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About Transparent Mauve

Transparent Mauve (#B3A8BD) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 179, 168, 189 and its HSL value is 271°, 14%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (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

#B3A8BD · #B2BDA8

Analogous

#A8A8BD · #B3A8BD · #BDA8BD

Triadic

#B3A8BD · #BDB3A8 · #A8BDB3

Split complementary

#B3A8BD · #BDBDA8 · #A8BDA8

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