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Mauve

#DCB4FD

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.75:1Fails

Black text

11.30:1AAA

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About Mauve

Mauve (#DCB4FD) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 220, 180, 253 and its HSL value is 273°, 95%, 85%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.30:1 (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

#DCB4FD · #D5FDB4

Analogous

#B7B4FD · #DCB4FD · #FDB4FA

Triadic

#DCB4FD · #FDDCB4 · #B4FDDC

Split complementary

#DCB4FD · #FAFDB4 · #B4FDB8

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