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#E2ADEF

#e2adef ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e2adef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 67.84% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.44% cyan, 27.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 288.18°, with 67.35% saturation and 80.78% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.5229

Complementary

  1. #e2adef
  2. #baefad

Split complementary

  1. #e2adef
  2. #dbefad
  3. #adefc1

Analogous

  1. #c1adef
  2. #e2adef
  3. #efaddb

Triadic

  1. #e2adef
  2. #efe2ad
  3. #adefe2

Tetradic

  1. #e2adef
  2. #efadba
  3. #baefad
  4. #adefe2

Square

  1. #e2adef
  2. #efc1ad
  3. #baefad
  4. #addbef

Monochromatic

  1. #b52dd6
  2. #cb6de3
  3. #e2adef
  4. #f9edfb
  5. #f9eefc

Shades

#e2adef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2adef
  2. #cb9cd7
  3. #b58abf
  4. #9e79a7
  5. #88688f
  6. #715778
  7. #5a4560
  8. #443448
  9. #2d2330
  10. #171118
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2adef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2adef
  2. #e5b5f1
  3. #e8bdf2
  4. #ebc6f4
  5. #eecef5
  6. #f1d6f7
  7. #f3def9
  8. #f6e6fa
  9. #f9effc
  10. #fcf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2adef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2adef
  2. #d8a9e4
  3. #cea4d9
  4. #c5a0ce
  5. #bb9bc3
  6. #b197b8
  7. #a792ac
  8. #9d8ea1
  9. #948996
  10. #8a858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb8d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6bcf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1c1ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3b4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b6f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7baee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3b1d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2adef {
  color: #e2adef;
}
Background
.bg-e2adef {
  background-color: #e2adef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2adef {
  border: 2px solid #e2adef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2adef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 173 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 67% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2adef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2adef, #efaddb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2adef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 173 239 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.55 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.84 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.96 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.94 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.36 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.94 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 12.35 #1d5210 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Mauve
#e2adef  rgb(226, 173, 239)  hsl(288, 67%, 81%)  Mauve
#baefad  rgb(186, 239, 173)  hsl(108, 67%, 81%)  Granny Smith Apple
#efe2ad  rgb(239, 226, 173)  hsl(48, 67%, 81%)  Vanilla
#adefe2  rgb(173, 239, 226)  hsl(168, 67%, 81%)  Pale Turquoise