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Mauve

#DCB3FF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.76:1Fails

Black text

11.25:1AAA

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About Mauve

Mauve (#DCB3FF) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 220, 179, 255 and its HSL value is 272°, 100%, 85%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (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

#DCB3FF · #D6FFB3

Analogous

#B6B3FF · #DCB3FF · #FFB3FC

Triadic

#DCB3FF · #FFDCB3 · #B3FFDC

Split complementary

#DCB3FF · #FCFFB3 · #B3FFB6

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