Mauve is calm, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #1f4f00 |
| Complementary Color | #cfffb0 |
| Color Shade: | violet (276.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Mauve Color. The Aquarelle Lilac color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Foggy Heath (#e2c9ff) for more calm effect. Try Lens Flare Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cfffb0 is the best complementary color to Mauve. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e0b0ff complementary color is Reef, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mauve are #b8b0ff and #ffb0f6. Thus found on the left and right of #e0b0ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melrose and Lavender Rose colors as they work well with Mauve.
The split-complementary Mauve palette consists of #b0ffb8 and #f6ffb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfffb0). Try Mint Green and Tidal colors in combination with #e0b0ff, 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 #e0b0ff offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mauve. Thus Aero Blue and Caramel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Reef, Cornflower Lilac, and French Pass split by 90° on the color wheel. #e0b0ff square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mauve tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#cfffb0) and two others. The Caramel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Anakiwa – 120° from the complementary Reef. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ffdfb0 and #b0cfff.
In a RGB color space, hex #e0b0ff is made of 34% red, 27% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Mauve has a hue angle of 276.46°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 84.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e0b0ff is made of 12.16% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #e0b0ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(224,176,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 27%, 39% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 30.98, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(276.46,100%,84.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(276.46,30.98%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.5305,31.506,-32.4948) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.3158,54.118,101.6637) |