PurpleLightMuted

Delicate Mauve

#C5B6CB

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.92:1Fails

Black text

10.30:1AAA

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About Delicate Mauve

Delicate Mauve (#C5B6CB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 197, 182, 203 and its HSL value is 283°, 17%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (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

#C5B6CB · #BCCBB6

Analogous

#BBB6CB · #C5B6CB · #CBB6C6

Triadic

#C5B6CB · #CBC5B6 · #B6CBC5

Split complementary

#C5B6CB · #C6CBB6 · #B6CBBB

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