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Mauve

#DDB4FF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.74:1Fails

Black text

11.36:1AAA

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About Mauve

Mauve (#DDB4FF) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 221, 180, 255 and its HSL value is 273°, 100%, 85%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#DDB4FF · #D6FFB4

Analogous

#B8B4FF · #DDB4FF · #FFB4FC

Triadic

#DDB4FF · #FFDDB4 · #B4FFDD

Split complementary

#DDB4FF · #FCFFB4 · #B4FFB8

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