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Mauve

#DBB1FF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.79:1Fails

Black text

11.07:1AAA

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About Mauve

Mauve (#DBB1FF) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 219, 177, 255 and its HSL value is 272°, 100%, 85%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Mauve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#DBB1FF · #D5FFB1

Analogous

#B4B1FF · #DBB1FF · #FFB1FC

Triadic

#DBB1FF · #FFDBB1 · #B1FFDB

Split complementary

#DBB1FF · #FCFFB1 · #B1FFB4

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