Runic Mauve Color

#cab2c1

Runic 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 #354d3e
Complementary Color #b2cabb
Color Shade: warm magenta (322.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with white)
Runic Mauve Color Sample
Runic Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cab2c1

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Runic Mauve Color. The Light Puffball color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Elusive Dream (#d8cdd3) for more calm effect. Try Bed of Roses as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b2cabb is the best complementary color to Runic 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 #cab2c1 complementary color is Spring Rain, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lily are #c6b2ca and #cab2b5. Thus found on the left and right of #cab2c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching London Hue and Cold Turkey colors as they work well with Runic Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Runic Mauve palette consists of #b2cac7 and #b5cab2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2cabb). Try Opal and Rainee colors in combination with #cab2c1, 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 #cab2c1 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Runic Mauve. Thus Heather and Clay Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Runic Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spring Rain, Foggy Gray, and Cadet Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cab2c1 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. Runic Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#b2cabb) and two others. The Clay Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Spring Rain. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1cab2 and #bbb2ca.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cab2c1 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Runic Mauve has a hue angle of 322.5°, a saturation of 18.46% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cab2c1 is made of 0% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #cab2c1
RGB Decimal rgb(202,178,193)
RGB Percentage 35%, 31%, 34%
CMYK 0, 9.42, 3.53, 20.78
HSL hsl(322.5,18.46%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(322.5,11.88%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.9808,11.2078,-4.4521)
XYZ xyz(49.9032,48.2476,57.1346)
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