PurpleLightMuted

Delicate Mauve

#C4B9CB

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.88:1Fails

Black text

10.51:1AAA

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About Delicate Mauve

Delicate Mauve (#C4B9CB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 196, 185, 203 and its HSL value is 277°, 15%, 76%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Delicate Mauve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C4B9CB · #C0CBB9

Analogous

#BBB9CB · #C4B9CB · #CBB9C9

Triadic

#C4B9CB · #CBC4B9 · #B9CBC4

Split complementary

#C4B9CB · #C9CBB9 · #B9CBBB

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