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Mauve

#E3B5FA

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.71:1Fails

Black text

11.55:1AAA

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About Mauve

Mauve (#E3B5FA) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 227, 181, 250 and its HSL value is 280°, 87%, 85%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (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

#E3B5FA · #CCFAB5

Analogous

#C0B5FA · #E3B5FA · #FAB5EE

Triadic

#E3B5FA · #FAE3B5 · #B5FAE3

Split complementary

#E3B5FA · #EFFAB5 · #B5FAC1

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