Classy Mauve Color

#bb99aa

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

Inverse Color #465
Complementary Color #9ba
Color Shade: warm magenta (330° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.67% (better contrasting with white)
Classy Mauve Color Sample
Classy Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb99aa

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Classy Mauve Color. The Bouquet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Antique Hot Pink (#b07f9e) for more energetic effect. Try High Society as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9ba is the best complementary color to Classy Mauve. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b9a complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #b9b and #b99. Thus found on the left and right of #b9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Classy Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Classy Mauve palette consists of #9bb and #9b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ba). Try White and White colors in combination with #b9a, 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 #b9a offers a combination of blue cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Classy Mauve. Thus Gull Gray and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Classy Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9a square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Classy Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#9ba) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ab9 and #a999bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb99aa is made of 37% red, 30% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Classy Mauve has a hue angle of 330°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb99aa is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb99aa
RGB Decimal rgb(187,153,170)
RGB Percentage 37%, 30%, 33%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 6.66, 26.67
HSL hsl(330,20%,66.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(330,18.18%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.7102,15.4817,-4.0902)
XYZ xyz(39.1404,36.2495,42.9641)
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