Dreamy Mauve Festival
Dreamy Mauve Festival: a pastel analogous palette of #D3B0E2, #E0C1DC, #F1CADC, #FBD9E0, #FFECEC. Gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic; best contrast 1.66:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, pink, beige, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.66:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Viking Diva#D3B0E2
A light, muted purple (Viking Diva) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pink Mist#E0C1DC
A light, muted pink (Pink Mist) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ LA Vibes#F1CADC
A very light, muted pink (LA Vibes) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lovely Breeze#FBD9E0
A very light, muted pink (Lovely Breeze) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Tutu#FFECEC
A very light, neutral gray (Tutu) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.89:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.46:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly97% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Mauve | Text | #D3B0E2 | 80% |
| ≈ Pink | Primary | #E0C1DC | 85% |
| ≈ Pink | Surface | #F1CADC | 88% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #FBD9E0 | 92% |
| ≈ White | Background | #FFECEC | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #221527 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #ffecec;
--color-surface: #f1cadc;
--color-primary: #e0c1dc;
--color-accent: #fbd9e0;
--color-text: #221527;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ffecec;
--color-surface: #f1cadc;
--color-primary: #e0c1dc;
--color-accent: #fbd9e0;
--color-ink: #221527;
}
About this palette
Dreamy Mauve Festival is palette number 8,688 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Mauve (#D3B0E2), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic. Its colors run from White (#FFECEC) at the light end to Mauve (#D3B0E2) at the dark end, covering 80% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Mauve #D3B0E2: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
2. ≈ Pink #E0C1DC: suggested role primary. It is a magenta color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.05.
3. ≈ Pink #F1CADC: suggested role surface. It is a rose color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.05.
4. ≈ Fog #FBD9E0: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
5. ≈ White #FFECEC: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.021, so it behaves like a neutral.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the magenta and rose families, spread across 345 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Pastel palettes keep chroma between 0.03 and 0.08, and lightness between 80% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is warm: 2 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.048 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery and spring campaigns, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Mauve (#D3B0E2) with White (#FFECEC) at a contrast ratio of 1.66:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#FFECEC), so this page suggests #221527 for text, a darkened Mauve that reaches 15.32:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #E0C1DC and #F1CADC, #F1CADC and #FBD9E0 and #FBD9E0 and #FFECEC may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #E0C1DC and #F1CADC, #F1CADC and #FBD9E0 and #FBD9E0 and #FFECEC may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #D3B0E2 and #E0C1DC, #E0C1DC and #F1CADC and #F1CADC and #FBD9E0 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FFECEC as the background, #F1CADC for cards and surfaces, #E0C1DC as the primary brand color, #FBD9E0 as the accent, and #221527 for text (a computed darker shade of Mauve, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
Typical uses for a pastel palette include baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dreamy Mauve Festival accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.66:1 (#D3B0E2 on #FFECEC). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Pink (#E0C1DC) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites, where a gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic feel works well.