Mauveine is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #759274 |
| Complementary Color | #6e8a6d |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (298° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Mauveine Color. The Trixter color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Concord Grape (#7c5379) for more energetic effect. Try Crushed Grape as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e8a6d is the best complementary color to Mauveine. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a6d8b complementary color is Laurel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Pink are #7a6d8a and #8a6d7c. Thus found on the left and right of #8a6d8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum and Empress colors as they work well with Mauveine.
The split-complementary Mauveine palette consists of #6d8a7a and #7c8a6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e8a6d). Try Viridian Green and Camouflage Green colors in combination with #8a6d8b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #8a6d8b offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mauveine. Thus Juniper and Bandicoot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mauveine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Laurel, Makara, and Slate Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a6d8b square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mauveine tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#6e8a6d) and two others. The Bandicoot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Storm Gray – 120° from the complementary Laurel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a896d and #6d6e8a.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a6d8b is made of 36% red, 28% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Mauveine has a hue angle of 298°, a saturation of 12.1% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a6d8b is made of 0.39% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8a6d8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,109,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 28%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 11.76, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(298,12.1%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(298,21.58%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7434,17.0122,-12.0726) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6101,18.2046,26.8537) |