Mauve (Purple)

#B6A6FF

RGB: 182, 166, 255

Color OverviewHEX #B6A6FF

#B6A6FF Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #B6A6FF is composed of 71% red, 65% green, and 100% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 251°, saturation of 100%, and lightness of 83%.

HEX

#B6A6FF

RGB

182, 166, 255

HSL

251°, 100%, 83%

HSV

251°, 35%, 100%

CMYK

29%, 35%, 0%, 0%

Name Match

Mauve

Closest Standard

Shades of #B6A6FF (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #B6A6FF (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #B6A6FF (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #B6A6FF

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #B6A6FF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.12 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #B6A6FF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):9.89 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #B6A6FF;
}

.element {
  color: #B6A6FF;
  background-color: #B6A6FF;
  border-color: #B6A6FF;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#B6A6FF] text-[#B6A6FF] border-[#B6A6FF]">
  Content styled with #B6A6FF
</div>