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#E2AFFE

#e2affe ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#e2affe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.02% cyan, 31.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 278.73°, with 97.53% saturation and 84.12% 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 0.62.

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Relative luminance0.5398

Complementary

  1. #e2affe
  2. #cbfeaf

Split complementary

  1. #e2affe
  2. #f3feaf
  3. #affebb

Analogous

  1. #bbaffe
  2. #e2affe
  3. #feaff3

Triadic

  1. #e2affe
  2. #fee2af
  3. #affee2

Tetradic

  1. #e2affe
  2. #feafcb
  3. #cbfeaf
  4. #affee2

Square

  1. #e2affe
  2. #febbaf
  3. #cbfeaf
  4. #aff3fe

Monochromatic

  1. #ab18fc
  2. #c763fd
  3. #e2affe
  4. #f8ebff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#e2affe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2affe
  2. #cb9ee5
  3. #b58ccb
  4. #9e7bb2
  5. #886998
  6. #71587f
  7. #5a4666
  8. #44354c
  9. #2d2333
  10. #171219
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2affe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2affe
  2. #e5b7fe
  3. #e8bffe
  4. #ebc7fe
  5. #eecffe
  6. #f1d7ff
  7. #f3dfff
  8. #f6e7ff
  9. #f9efff
  10. #fcf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2affe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2affe
  2. #d8aaf1
  3. #cea6e5
  4. #c5a1d8
  5. #bb9ccc
  6. #b198bf
  7. #a793b2
  8. #9d8ea6
  9. #948999
  10. #8a858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0bbdd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3bfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aec3fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0b9cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5bcfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1b5e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2affe {
  color: #e2affe;
}
Background
.bg-e2affe {
  background-color: #e2affe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2affe {
  border: 2px solid #e2affe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2affe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 175 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 98% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2affe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2affe, #feaff3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2affe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 175 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 0.62 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.28 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.49 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.58 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.93 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 12.56 #1d5001 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e2affe  rgb(226, 175, 254)  hsl(279, 98%, 84%)  Mauve
#cbfeaf  rgb(203, 254, 175)  hsl(99, 98%, 84%)  Granny Smith Apple
#fee2af  rgb(254, 226, 175)  hsl(39, 98%, 84%)  Peach
#affee2  rgb(175, 254, 226)  hsl(159, 98%, 84%)  Magic Mint