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#E59DFD

#e59dfd ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e59dfd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.49% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 96% saturation and 80.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.97.

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Relative luminance0.4786

Complementary

  1. #e59dfd
  2. #b5fd9d

Split complementary

  1. #e59dfd
  2. #e5fd9d
  3. #9dfdb5

Analogous

  1. #b59dfd
  2. #e59dfd
  3. #fd9de5

Triadic

  1. #e59dfd
  2. #fde59d
  3. #9dfde5

Tetradic

  1. #e59dfd
  2. #fd9db5
  3. #b5fd9d
  4. #9dfde5

Square

  1. #e59dfd
  2. #fdb59d
  3. #b5fd9d
  4. #9de5fd

Monochromatic

  1. #bd07fa
  2. #d152fb
  3. #e59dfd
  4. #f9e8ff
  5. #faebff

Shades

#e59dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e59dfd
  2. #ce8de4
  3. #b77eca
  4. #a06eb1
  5. #895e98
  6. #734f7f
  7. #5c3f65
  8. #452f4c
  9. #2e1f33
  10. #171019
  11. #000000

Tints

#e59dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e59dfd
  2. #e8a7fd
  3. #eab1fd
  4. #edbafe
  5. #efc4fe
  6. #f2cefe
  7. #f5d8fe
  8. #f7e2fe
  9. #faebff
  10. #fcf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e59dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e59dfd
  2. #db9af1
  3. #d197e4
  4. #c794d8
  5. #bd91cb
  6. #b38fbf
  7. #a88cb2
  8. #9e89a6
  9. #948699
  10. #8a838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccaed7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fb3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1bafa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5a9c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8abff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0affb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5a4dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e59dfd {
  color: #e59dfd;
}
Background
.bg-e59dfd {
  background-color: #e59dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e59dfd {
  border: 2px solid #e59dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e59dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e59dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e59dfd, #fd9de5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e59dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.97 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.30 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.56 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.29 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.20 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.14 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.76 #1a6202 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e59dfd  rgb(229, 157, 253)  hsl(285, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#b5fd9d  rgb(181, 253, 157)  hsl(105, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green
#fde59d  rgb(253, 229, 157)  hsl(45, 96%, 80%)  Vanilla
#9dfde5  rgb(157, 253, 229)  hsl(165, 96%, 80%)  Magic Mint