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Mauve

#DCB1FF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.78:1Fails

Black text

11.10:1AAA

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About Mauve

Mauve (#DCB1FF) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 220, 177, 255 and its HSL value is 273°, 100%, 85%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (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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Shades

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Complementary

#DCB1FF · #D4FFB1

Analogous

#B5B1FF · #DCB1FF · #FFB1FB

Triadic

#DCB1FF · #FFDCB1 · #B1FFDC

Split complementary

#DCB1FF · #FBFFB1 · #B1FFB5

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