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but purple reigns, writes BEL MOONEY Camilla is right! Mauve is dull and menopausal... but purple reigns, writes BEL MOONEY Mauve is often referred to as a shade of pink, however it is actually more closely associated with purple. It is considered to be between both colors on the color wheel.

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Mauve (/ ˈmoʊv / ⓘ MOHV; [2] / ˈmɔːv / ⓘ MAWV) is a pale purple color [3][4] named after the mallow flower (French: mauve). The first use of the word mauve as a color was in 1796–1798 according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but its use seems to have been rare before 1859. The mauve color originates from the mallow flower, which in French is known as mauve. The flower and color can be described as a lighter shade of purple, with a bluish undertone.