PurpleLightMuted

Delicate Mauve

#C5B3CB

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.97:1Fails

Black text

10.07:1AAA

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About Delicate Mauve

Delicate Mauve (#C5B3CB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 197, 179, 203 and its HSL value is 285°, 19%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (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

#C5B3CB · #B9CBB3

Analogous

#B9B3CB · #C5B3CB · #CBB3C5

Triadic

#C5B3CB · #CBC5B3 · #B3CBC5

Split complementary

#C5B3CB · #C5CBB3 · #B3CBB9

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