Magical Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #455c56 |
| Complementary Color | #a3bab4 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (344.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Magical Mauve Color. The Rose Tea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fig Fruit Mauve (#a98691) for more energetic effect. Try Going Rouge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a3bab4 is the best complementary color to Magical Mauve. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #baa3a9 complementary color is Tower Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Martini are #baa3b4 and #baa8a3. Thus found on the left and right of #baa3a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Silk colors as they work well with Magical Mauve.
The split-complementary Magical Mauve palette consists of #a3b4ba and #a3baa8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3bab4). Try Hit Gray and Norway colors in combination with #baa3a9, 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 #baa3a9 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Magical Mauve. Thus Gull Gray and Norway giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Magical Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tower Gray, Eagle, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #baa3a9 square combo is a palette of red magenta, cool yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Magical Mauve tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#a3bab4) and two others. The Norway is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and London Hue – 120° from the complementary Tower Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9baa3 and #b3a3ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #baa3a9 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Magical Mauve has a hue angle of 344.35°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #baa3a9 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #baa3a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,163,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 6.67, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(344.35,14.29%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(344.35,12.37%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.1105,9.4192,-0.0208) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5083,39.4981,43.025) |