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Mauve

#DCB4FF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.75:1Fails

Black text

11.33:1AAA

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About Mauve

Mauve (#DCB4FF) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 220, 180, 255 and its HSL value is 272°, 100%, 85%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (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

#DCB4FF · #D7FFB4

Analogous

#B7B4FF · #DCB4FF · #FFB4FD

Triadic

#DCB4FF · #FFDCB4 · #B4FFDC

Split complementary

#DCB4FF · #FDFFB4 · #B4FFB7

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