French Mauve is soft, 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 | #2b8c2b |
| Complementary Color | #72d472 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to French Mauve Color. The Hibiscus Pop color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lavender Pink (#dd85d7) for more energetic effect. Try Purple Urn Orchid as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#72d472 is the best complementary color to French Mauve. 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 #d473d4 complementary color is Pastel Green, 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 Orchid are #a372d4 and #d472a3. Thus found on the left and right of #d473d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lilac Bush and Hopbush colors as they work well with French Mauve.
The split-complementary French Mauve palette consists of #72d4a3 and #a3d472 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#72d472). Try Downy and Feijoa colors in combination with #d473d4, 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 #d473d4 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 French Mauve. Thus Downy and Tacha giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pastel Green, Whiskey, and Danube split by 90° on the color wheel. #d473d4 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. French Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#72d472) and two others. The Tacha is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moody Blue – 120° from the complementary Pastel Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4d472 and #7272d4.
In a RGB color space, hex #d473d4 is made of 39% red, 21% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode French Mauve has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 53.01% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d473d4 is made of 0% cyan, 38.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #d473d4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,115,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 21%, 39% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.04, 0, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(300,53.01%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,45.75%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.5177,51.7373,-33.7943) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1658,31.012,65.8928) |