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#E2AFFC

#e2affc ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#e2affc is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 68.63% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.32% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 279.74°, with 92.77% saturation and 83.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 0.91.

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Relative luminance0.5386

Complementary

  1. #e2affc
  2. #c9fcaf

Split complementary

  1. #e2affc
  2. #f0fcaf
  3. #affcbc

Analogous

  1. #bcaffc
  2. #e2affc
  3. #fcaff0

Triadic

  1. #e2affc
  2. #fce2af
  3. #affce2

Tetradic

  1. #e2affc
  2. #fcafc9
  3. #c9fcaf
  4. #affce2

Square

  1. #e2affc
  2. #fcbcaf
  3. #c9fcaf
  4. #aff0fc

Monochromatic

  1. #ad1cf6
  2. #c765f9
  3. #e2affc
  4. #f8ebfe
  5. #f8ebfe

Shades

#e2affc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2affc
  2. #cb9ee3
  3. #b58cca
  4. #9e7bb0
  5. #886997
  6. #71587e
  7. #5a4665
  8. #44354c
  9. #2d2332
  10. #171219
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2affc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2affc
  2. #e5b7fc
  3. #e8bffd
  4. #ebc7fd
  5. #eecffd
  6. #f1d7fe
  7. #f3dffe
  8. #f6e7fe
  9. #f9effe
  10. #fcf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2affc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2affc
  2. #d8aaf0
  3. #cea6e3
  4. #c5a1d7
  5. #bb9cca
  6. #b198be
  7. #a793b2
  8. #9d8ea5
  9. #948999
  10. #8a858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfbbdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3bfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc3fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0b9cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b9fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5bcfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1b5e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2affc {
  color: #e2affc;
}
Background
.bg-e2affc {
  background-color: #e2affc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2affc {
  border: 2px solid #e2affc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2affc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 175 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2affc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2affc, #fcaff0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2affc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 175 252 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 0.91 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.04 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.09 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.13 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.56 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.98 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.61 #1d5003 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e2affc  rgb(226, 175, 252)  hsl(280, 93%, 84%)  Mauve
#c9fcaf  rgb(201, 252, 175)  hsl(100, 93%, 84%)  Granny Smith Apple
#fce2af  rgb(252, 226, 175)  hsl(40, 93%, 84%)  Peach
#affce2  rgb(175, 252, 226)  hsl(160, 93%, 84%)  Magic Mint