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#E2BBFF

#e2bbff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#e2bbff 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, 73.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.37% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 274.41°, with 100% saturation and 86.67% 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 12.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5893

Complementary

  1. #e2bbff
  2. #d8ffbb

Split complementary

  1. #e2bbff
  2. #faffbb
  3. #bbffc0

Analogous

  1. #c0bbff
  2. #e2bbff
  3. #ffbbfa

Triadic

  1. #e2bbff
  2. #ffe2bb
  3. #bbffe2

Tetradic

  1. #e2bbff
  2. #ffbbd8
  3. #d8ffbb
  4. #bbffe2

Square

  1. #e2bbff
  2. #ffc0bb
  3. #d8ffbb
  4. #bbfaff

Monochromatic

  1. #a122ff
  2. #c16fff
  3. #e2bbff
  4. #f6ebff
  5. #f6ebff

Shades

#e2bbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2bbff
  2. #cba8e6
  3. #b596cc
  4. #9e83b3
  5. #887099
  6. #715e80
  7. #5a4b66
  8. #44384d
  9. #2d2533
  10. #17131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2bbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2bbff
  2. #e5c2ff
  3. #e8c9ff
  4. #ebcfff
  5. #eed6ff
  6. #f1ddff
  7. #f3e4ff
  8. #f6ebff
  9. #f9f1ff
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2bbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2bbff
  2. #d8b5f2
  3. #ceafe6
  4. #c5a9d9
  5. #bba3cc
  6. #b19ec0
  7. #a798b3
  8. #9d92a6
  9. #948c99
  10. #8a868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c4e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8cbfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfc4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac5fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0c0e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2bbff {
  color: #e2bbff;
}
Background
.bg-e2bbff {
  background-color: #e2bbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2bbff {
  border: 2px solid #e2bbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2bbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 187 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 100% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2bbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2bbff, #ffbbfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2bbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 187 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.01 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.38 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.97 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.37 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.41 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.91 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 13.52 #1d4400 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Mauve
#e2bbff  rgb(226, 187, 255)  hsl(274, 100%, 87%)  Mauve
#d8ffbb  rgb(216, 255, 187)  hsl(94, 100%, 87%)  Tea Green
#ffe2bb  rgb(255, 226, 187)  hsl(34, 100%, 87%)  Bisque
#bbffe2  rgb(187, 255, 226)  hsl(154, 100%, 87%)  Magic Mint