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#E3AAF2

#e3aaf2 ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e3aaf2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 66.67% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.2% cyan, 29.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 287.5°, with 73.47% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.5149

Complementary

  1. #e3aaf2
  2. #b9f2aa

Split complementary

  1. #e3aaf2
  2. #ddf2aa
  3. #aaf2bf

Analogous

  1. #bfaaf2
  2. #e3aaf2
  3. #f2aadd

Triadic

  1. #e3aaf2
  2. #f2e3aa
  3. #aaf2e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3aaf2
  2. #f2aab9
  3. #b9f2aa
  4. #aaf2e3

Square

  1. #e3aaf2
  2. #f2bfaa
  3. #b9f2aa
  4. #aaddf2

Monochromatic

  1. #b725de
  2. #cd68e8
  3. #e3aaf2
  4. #f9ecfc
  5. #f9edfc

Shades

#e3aaf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3aaf2
  2. #cc99da
  3. #b688c2
  4. #9f77a9
  5. #886691
  6. #725579
  7. #5b4461
  8. #443349
  9. #2d2230
  10. #171118
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3aaf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3aaf2
  2. #e6b3f3
  3. #e9bbf5
  4. #ebc4f6
  5. #eeccf7
  6. #f1d5f9
  7. #f4ddfa
  8. #f7e6fb
  9. #f9eefc
  10. #fcf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3aaf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3aaf2
  2. #d9a6e7
  3. #cfa2db
  4. #c59dd0
  5. #bb99c4
  6. #b295b9
  7. #a891ae
  8. #9e8da2
  9. #948897
  10. #8a848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb6d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1baf5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aec0f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4b2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb4f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b8f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4afd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3aaf2 {
  color: #e3aaf2;
}
Background
.bg-e3aaf2 {
  background-color: #e3aaf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3aaf2 {
  border: 2px solid #e3aaf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3aaf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 170 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 73% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3aaf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3aaf2, #f2aadd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3aaf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 170 242 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.10 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.97 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.13 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.74 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.37 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.74 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.08 #1c550d Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Mauve
#e3aaf2  rgb(227, 170, 242)  hsl(288, 73%, 81%)  Mauve
#b9f2aa  rgb(185, 242, 170)  hsl(108, 73%, 81%)  Granny Smith Apple
#f2e3aa  rgb(242, 227, 170)  hsl(48, 73%, 81%)  Vanilla
#aaf2e3  rgb(170, 242, 227)  hsl(168, 73%, 81%)  Magic Mint