Nearest-color comparison

Mauve vs Periwinkle

Mauve and Periwinkle are different purple and blue colors with HEX values #E0B0FF and #CCCCFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 34.4, their contrast ratio is 1.15:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Mauve and Periwinkle are visually related colors. Periwinkle is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.15:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Mauve#E0B0FF

Periwinkle#CCCCFF

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Mauve and Periwinkle across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance34.4

Pair contrast1.15:1

Luminance delta0.0912

Hue delta36 deg

Lighter colorPeriwinkle

More saturatedMauve

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

purple color

Mauve

Mauve is #E0B0FF, a cool purple color with pastel character. Compared with Periwinkle, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#E0B0FF RGB224, 176, 255 HSL276, 100, 85 CMYK12, 31, 0, 0 Luminance0.5412 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

blue color

Periwinkle

Periwinkle is #CCCCFF, a cool blue color with light and pastel character. Compared with Mauve, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#CCCCFF RGB204, 204, 255 HSL240, 100, 90 CMYK20, 20, 0, 0 Luminance0.6324 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Mauve or Periwinkle

Choose MauveMauve is better when the design needs pastel purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #E0B0FF.

Choose PeriwinklePeriwinkle is better when the design needs light and pastel blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #CCCCFF.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMauvePeriwinkle

HEX#E0B0FF#CCCCFF

RGB224, 176, 255204, 204, 255

HSL276, 100, 85240, 100, 90

CMYK12, 31, 0, 020, 20, 0, 0

FamilyPurpleBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

TonePastelLight, Pastel

Luminance0.54120.6324

Black contrast11.82:113.65:1

White contrast1.78:11.54:1

Shared tonesPastel

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Mauveblack text - 11.82:1

Periwinkleblack text - 13.65:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Mauve#E0B0FF

Periwinkle#CCCCFF

White#FFFFFF

#D1FFB3#D1FFB3

#FFFFCC#FFFFCC

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "mauve",
    "name": "Mauve",
    "hex": "#E0B0FF",
    "rgb": [
      224,
      176,
      255
    ],
    "hsl": [
      276,
      100,
      85
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      12,
      31,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "family": "purple",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.5412,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 11.82,
      "white": 1.78
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 11.82
    },
    "description": "Mauve is #E0B0FF, a cool purple color with pastel character. Compared with Periwinkle, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mauve/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mauve.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "periwinkle",
    "name": "Periwinkle",
    "hex": "#CCCCFF",
    "rgb": [
      204,
      204,
      255
    ],
    "hsl": [
      240,
      100,
      90
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      20,
      20,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "light",
      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.6324,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 13.65,
      "white": 1.54
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.65
    },
    "description": "Periwinkle is #CCCCFF, a cool blue color with light and pastel character. Compared with Mauve, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/periwinkle/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/periwinkle.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 34.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.15,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 36,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 5
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0912,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "pastel"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Periwinkle",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Mauve"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.15,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Mauve",
      "background": "#E0B0FF",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 11.82
    },
    {
      "color": "Periwinkle",
      "background": "#CCCCFF",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.65
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Mauve is better when the design needs pastel purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #E0B0FF.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Periwinkle is better when the design needs light and pastel blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #CCCCFF.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/mauve-vs-periwinkle.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mauve.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/periwinkle.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Mauve and Periwinkle are different purple and blue colors with HEX values #E0B0FF and #CCCCFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 34.4, their contrast ratio is 1.15:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      "luminance": 0.5412,
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      },
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    {
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        "label": "black text",
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      },
      "description": "Periwinkle is #CCCCFF, a cool blue color with light and pastel character. Compared with Mauve, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/periwinkle/",
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      },
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