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#efaffe ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#efaffe is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 68.63% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 31.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 288.61°, with 97.53% saturation and 84.12% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.5617

Complementary

  1. #efaffe
  2. #befeaf

Split complementary

  1. #efaffe
  2. #e6feaf
  3. #affec8

Analogous

  1. #c8affe
  2. #efaffe
  3. #feafe6

Triadic

  1. #efaffe
  2. #feefaf
  3. #affeef

Tetradic

  1. #efaffe
  2. #feafbe
  3. #befeaf
  4. #affeef

Square

  1. #efaffe
  2. #fec8af
  3. #befeaf
  4. #afe6fe

Monochromatic

  1. #d118fc
  2. #e063fd
  3. #efaffe
  4. #fbebff
  5. #fbebff

Shades

#efaffe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efaffe
  2. #d79ee5
  3. #bf8ccb
  4. #a77bb2
  5. #8f6998
  6. #78587f
  7. #604666
  8. #48354c
  9. #302333
  10. #181219
  11. #000000

Tints

#efaffe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efaffe
  2. #f1b7fe
  3. #f2bffe
  4. #f4c7fe
  5. #f5cffe
  6. #f7d7ff
  7. #f9dfff
  8. #fae7ff
  9. #fcefff
  10. #fdf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efaffe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efaffe
  2. #e4aaf1
  3. #d9a6e5
  4. #cea1d8
  5. #c39ccc
  6. #b898bf
  7. #ac93b2
  8. #a18ea6
  9. #968999
  10. #8b858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7bdde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6c1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c8fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b8cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7baff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfbefc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0b4e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efaffe {
  color: #efaffe;
}
Background
.bg-efaffe {
  background-color: #efaffe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efaffe {
  border: 2px solid #efaffe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efaffe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 175 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 98% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efaffe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efaffe, #feafe6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efaffe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 175 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.28 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.82 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.44 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.74 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.77 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.58 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 13.03 #105001 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#efaffe  rgb(239, 175, 254)  hsl(289, 98%, 84%)  Mauve
#befeaf  rgb(190, 254, 175)  hsl(109, 98%, 84%)  Pale Green
#feefaf  rgb(254, 239, 175)  hsl(49, 98%, 84%)  Vanilla
#affeef  rgb(175, 254, 239)  hsl(169, 98%, 84%)  Celeste