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Mauve

#E4B4FB

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.72:1Fails

Black text

11.52:1AAA

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About Mauve

Mauve (#E4B4FB) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 228, 180, 251 and its HSL value is 281°, 90%, 85%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (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

#E4B4FB · #CBFBB4

Analogous

#C0B4FB · #E4B4FB · #FBB4EF

Triadic

#E4B4FB · #FBE4B4 · #B4FBE4

Split complementary

#E4B4FB · #EFFBB4 · #B4FBC0

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