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Mauve

#DCB3FE

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.76:1Fails

Black text

11.24:1AAA

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About Mauve

Mauve (#DCB3FE) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 220, 179, 254 and its HSL value is 273°, 97%, 85%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (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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Complementary

#DCB3FE · #D5FEB3

Analogous

#B6B3FE · #DCB3FE · #FEB3FB

Triadic

#DCB3FE · #FEDCB3 · #B3FEDC

Split complementary

#DCB3FE · #FBFEB3 · #B3FEB6

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