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Mauve

#E5B3FF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.72:1Fails

Black text

11.52:1AAA

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About Mauve

Mauve (#E5B3FF) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 229, 179, 255 and its HSL value is 279°, 100%, 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

#E5B3FF · #CDFFB3

Analogous

#BFB3FF · #E5B3FF · #FFB3F3

Triadic

#E5B3FF · #FFE5B3 · #B3FFE5

Split complementary

#E5B3FF · #F3FFB3 · #B3FFBF

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