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Mauve

#E6B6FF

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.68:1Fails

Black text

11.78:1AAA

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About Mauve

Mauve (#E6B6FF) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 230, 182, 255 and its HSL value is 279°, 100%, 86%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 (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

#E6B6FF · #CFFFB6

Analogous

#C2B6FF · #E6B6FF · #FFB6F3

Triadic

#E6B6FF · #FFE6B6 · #B6FFE6

Split complementary

#E6B6FF · #F3FFB6 · #B6FFC2

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