Nefarious Mauve Color

#e6d1dc

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

Inverse Color #192e23
Complementary Color #d1e6db
Color Shade: warm magenta (328.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.08% (better contrasting with black)
Nefarious Mauve Color Sample
Nefarious Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6d1dc

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Nefarious Mauve Color. The Kunzite 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 Mauvelous (#d6b3c0) for more energetic effect. Try Blissfully Mine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d1e6db is the best complementary color to Nefarious 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 #e6d1dc complementary color is Edgewater, 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 Twilight are #e5d1e6 and #e6d1d1. Thus found on the left and right of #e6d1dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Snuff and Dust Storm colors as they work well with Nefarious Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nefarious Mauve palette consists of #d1e6e5 and #d1e6d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1e6db). Try Edgewater and Surf Crest colors in combination with #e6d1dc, 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 #e6d1dc 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 Nefarious Mauve. Thus Botticelli and Kidnapper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nefarious Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edgewater, Satin Linen, and Blue Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6d1dc 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. Nefarious Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#d1e6db) and two others. The Kidnapper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Snuff – 120° from the complementary Edgewater. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dce6d1 and #dbd1e6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6d1dc is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Nefarious Mauve has a hue angle of 328.57°, a saturation of 29.58% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6d1dc is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #e6d1dc
RGB Decimal rgb(230,209,220)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 8.24, 3.93, 9.8
HSL hsl(328.57,29.58%,86.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(328.57,9.13%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.8016,9.1613,-2.7847)
XYZ xyz(68.3519,67.5912,77.154)
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