PurpleLightMuted

Transparent Mauve

#B3A9BD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.25:1Fails

Black text

8.79:1AAA

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About Transparent Mauve

Transparent Mauve (#B3A9BD) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 179, 169, 189 and its HSL value is 270°, 13%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Transparent Mauve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B3A9BD · #B3BDA9

Analogous

#A9A9BD · #B3A9BD · #BDA9BD

Triadic

#B3A9BD · #BDB3A9 · #A9BDB3

Split complementary

#B3A9BD · #BDBDA9 · #A9BDA9

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