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Mauve Palette

Mauve Palette: #E0B0FF, #D1FFB3, #BAB3FF, #FFB3F7. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Mauve Palette assigns primary #E0B0FF, secondary #D1FFB3, surface #BAB3FF, background #FFB3F7, accent #000000. The set spans Purple, Green, Blue, and Pink families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #D1FFB3 at 0.8833; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

Mauve Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#E0B0FFMauve
Secondary#D1FFB3#D1FFB3
Surface#BAB3FF#BAB3FF
Background#FFB3F7#FFB3F7
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-mauve-primary: #E0B0FF;
--palette-mauve-secondary: #D1FFB3;
--palette-mauve-surface: #BAB3FF;
--palette-mauve-background: #FFB3F7;
--palette-mauve-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Mauve Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#E0B0FF
Black 11.82:1 · White 1.78:1
Best #000000
Secondary#D1FFB3
Black 18.67:1 · White 1.13:1
Best #000000
Surface#BAB3FF
Black 10.98:1 · White 1.91:1
Best #000000
Background#FFB3F7
Black 13.04:1 · White 1.61:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Mauve Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Mauve Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Mauve Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5412
Black text11.82:1AA Pass
White text1.78:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E0B0FF",
    "name": "Mauve"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D1FFB3",
    "name": "#D1FFB3"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#BAB3FF",
    "name": "#BAB3FF"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFB3F7",
    "name": "#FFB3F7"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E0B0FF",
    "name": "Mauve",
    "blackContrast": 11.82,
    "whiteContrast": 1.78,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D1FFB3",
    "name": "#D1FFB3",
    "blackContrast": 18.67,
    "whiteContrast": 1.13,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#BAB3FF",
    "name": "#BAB3FF",
    "blackContrast": 10.98,
    "whiteContrast": 1.91,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFB3F7",
    "name": "#FFB3F7",
    "blackContrast": 13.04,
    "whiteContrast": 1.61,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "mauve palette",
  "generated palette",
  "purple palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "pink palette",
  "gray palette",
  "pastel palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "soft backgrounds",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-mauve-primary: #E0B0FF;\n--palette-mauve-secondary: #D1FFB3;\n--palette-mauve-surface: #BAB3FF;\n--palette-mauve-background: #FFB3F7;\n--palette-mauve-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "mauve",
  "name": "Mauve Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "mauve",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Mauve, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Mauve Palette combines primary #E0B0FF, secondary #D1FFB3, surface #BAB3FF, background #FFB3F7, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a purple palette, green palette, blue palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "mauve palette",
    "generated palette",
    "purple palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "pink palette",
    "gray palette",
    "pastel palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "soft backgrounds",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E0B0FF",
      "slug": "mauve",
      "name": "Mauve",
      "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"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mauve/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D1FFB3",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D1FFB3",
      "rgb": [
        209,
        255,
        179
      ],
      "hsl": [
        96,
        100,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        18,
        0,
        30,
        0
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8833,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.67,
        "white": 1.13
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#BAB3FF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#BAB3FF",
      "rgb": [
        186,
        179,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        246,
        100,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        27,
        30,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.499,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.98,
        "white": 1.91
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFB3F7",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FFB3F7",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        179,
        247
      ],
      "hsl": [
        306,
        100,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        30,
        3,
        0
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6022,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.04,
        "white": 1.61
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E0B0FF",
      "name": "Mauve"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D1FFB3",
      "name": "#D1FFB3"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#BAB3FF",
      "name": "#BAB3FF"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFB3F7",
      "name": "#FFB3F7"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E0B0FF",
      "name": "Mauve",
      "blackContrast": 11.82,
      "whiteContrast": 1.78,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D1FFB3",
      "name": "#D1FFB3",
      "blackContrast": 18.67,
      "whiteContrast": 1.13,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#BAB3FF",
      "name": "#BAB3FF",
      "blackContrast": 10.98,
      "whiteContrast": 1.91,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFB3F7",
      "name": "#FFB3F7",
      "blackContrast": 13.04,
      "whiteContrast": 1.61,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-mauve-primary: #E0B0FF;\n--palette-mauve-secondary: #D1FFB3;\n--palette-mauve-surface: #BAB3FF;\n--palette-mauve-background: #FFB3F7;\n--palette-mauve-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/mauve.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mauve.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/mauve/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/mauve.json"
}
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