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#E3B8FF

#e3b8ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#e3b8ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 72.16% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.98% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 276.34°, with 100% saturation and 86.08% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5783

Complementary

  1. #e3b8ff
  2. #d4ffb8

Split complementary

  1. #e3b8ff
  2. #f7ffb8
  3. #b8ffc0

Analogous

  1. #c0b8ff
  2. #e3b8ff
  3. #ffb8f7

Triadic

  1. #e3b8ff
  2. #ffe3b8
  3. #b8ffe3

Tetradic

  1. #e3b8ff
  2. #ffb8d4
  3. #d4ffb8
  4. #b8ffe3

Square

  1. #e3b8ff
  2. #ffc0b8
  3. #d4ffb8
  4. #b8f7ff

Monochromatic

  1. #a71fff
  2. #c56cff
  3. #e3b8ff
  4. #f7ebff
  5. #f7ebff

Shades

#e3b8ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3b8ff
  2. #cca6e6
  3. #b693cc
  4. #9f81b3
  5. #886e99
  6. #725c80
  7. #5b4a66
  8. #44374d
  9. #2d2533
  10. #17121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3b8ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3b8ff
  2. #e6bfff
  3. #e9c6ff
  4. #ebcdff
  5. #eed4ff
  6. #f1dcff
  7. #f4e3ff
  8. #f7eaff
  9. #f9f1ff
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3b8ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3b8ff
  2. #d9b2f2
  3. #cfade6
  4. #c5a7d9
  5. #bba2cc
  6. #b29cc0
  7. #a896b3
  8. #9e91a6
  9. #948b99
  10. #8a868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3c2e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adc6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c9fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0c1d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c0ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c3fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1bde5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3b8ff {
  color: #e3b8ff;
}
Background
.bg-e3b8ff {
  background-color: #e3b8ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3b8ff {
  border: 2px solid #e3b8ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3b8ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 184 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 100% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3b8ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3b8ff, #ffb8f7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3b8ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 184 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 2.17 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.03 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.40 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.18 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.38 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.44 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 12.76 #1c4700 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e3b8ff  rgb(227, 184, 255)  hsl(276, 100%, 86%)  Mauve
#d4ffb8  rgb(212, 255, 184)  hsl(96, 100%, 86%)  Tea Green
#ffe3b8  rgb(255, 227, 184)  hsl(36, 100%, 86%)  Moccasin
#b8ffe3  rgb(184, 255, 227)  hsl(156, 100%, 86%)  Magic Mint