PurpleLightMuted

Transparent Mauve

#B5A8C0

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.25:1Fails

Black text

8.79:1AAA

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About Transparent Mauve

Transparent Mauve (#B5A8C0) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 181, 168, 192 and its HSL value is 273°, 16%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (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

#B5A8C0 · #B3C0A8

Analogous

#A9A8C0 · #B5A8C0 · #C0A8BF

Triadic

#B5A8C0 · #C0B5A8 · #A8C0B5

Split complementary

#B5A8C0 · #BFC0A8 · #A8C0A9

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