PURPLE

Mauve

#C8A2C8

Conversions

HEX#C8A2C8

RGBrgb(200, 162, 200)

HSLhsl(300, 26%, 71%)

HSVhsv(300, 19%, 78%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 0%, 22%)

Copy CSS

color: #c8a2c8;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(200, 162, 200);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(300, 26%, 71%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.22 : 1

On ink blackPass · 8.62 : 1

Shades

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Pairings

About Mauve

Mauve is the hex color #C8A2C8, which translates to rgb(200, 162, 200) in RGB and hsl(300, 26%, 71%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 300 degrees, with a saturation of 26 percent and a lightness of 71 percent. That combination puts Mauve in the workable middle of the purple family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Mauve compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8), a CIE76 distance of 12.6 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is fuchsia-200 (#F6CFFF), at a distance of 17.2. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Pastel Purple at 10.6. Sorted by lightness, Mauve is number 25 of the 31 purple colors here.

Text on Mauve

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Mauve, led by Ink black at 8.62:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Mauve already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Mauve. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	4.64:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Mauve

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Mauve for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Mauve

Format	Value
HEX	#C8A2C8
RGB	rgb(200, 162, 200)
HSL	hsl(300, 26%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(300, 19%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.86% 0.0681 326.22)
CIELAB	lab(71.07 20.54 -14.13)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.