Stage Mauve Color

#b081aa

Stage Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #4f7e55
Complementary Color #81b087
Color Shade: mid magenta (307.66° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 59.8% (better contrasting with white)
Stage Mauve Color Sample
Stage Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b081aa

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Stage Mauve Color. The Cherished color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mauve Memento (#a46a95) for more energetic effect. Try London Hue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#81b087 is the best complementary color to Stage Mauve. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b081aa complementary color is Bay Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #9e81b0 and #b08192. Thus found on the left and right of #b081aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Purple and Bouquet colors as they work well with Stage Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stage Mauve palette consists of #81b09e and #92b081 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81b087). Try Acapulco and Swamp Green colors in combination with #b081aa, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b081aa offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stage Mauve. Thus Bali Hai and Swamp Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stage Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bay Leaf, Mongoose, and Bali Hai split by 90° on the color wheel. #b081aa square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Stage Mauve tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#81b087) and two others. The Swamp Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Purple – 120° from the complementary Bay Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9b081 and #8681b0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b081aa is made of 37% red, 27% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Stage Mauve has a hue angle of 307.66°, a saturation of 22.93% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b081aa is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #b081aa
RGB Decimal rgb(176,129,170)
RGB Percentage 37%, 27%, 36%
CMYK 0, 18.43, 2.35, 30.98
HSL hsl(307.66,22.93%,59.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(307.66,26.7%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.7375,25.0041,-14.6156)
XYZ xyz(33.0105,27.8329,41.6627)
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