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#e4aef8 ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#e4aef8 is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 68.24% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.06% cyan, 29.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 283.78°, with 84.09% saturation and 82.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.5354

Complementary

  1. #e4aef8
  2. #c2f8ae

Split complementary

  1. #e4aef8
  2. #e7f8ae
  3. #aef8bf

Analogous

  1. #bfaef8
  2. #e4aef8
  3. #f8aee7

Triadic

  1. #e4aef8
  2. #f8e4ae
  3. #aef8e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4aef8
  2. #f8aec2
  3. #c2f8ae
  4. #aef8e4

Square

  1. #e4aef8
  2. #f8bfae
  3. #c2f8ae
  4. #aee7f8

Monochromatic

  1. #b521ec
  2. #cd68f2
  3. #e4aef8
  4. #f9ecfd
  5. #f9ecfd

Shades

#e4aef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4aef8
  2. #cd9ddf
  3. #b68bc6
  4. #a07aae
  5. #896895
  6. #72577c
  7. #5b4663
  8. #44344a
  9. #2e2332
  10. #171119
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4aef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4aef8
  2. #e7b6f9
  3. #e9bef9
  4. #ecc6fa
  5. #efcefb
  6. #f2d7fc
  7. #f4dffc
  8. #f7e7fd
  9. #faeffe
  10. #fcf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4aef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4aef8
  2. #daa9ec
  3. #d0a5e0
  4. #c6a0d4
  5. #bc9cc8
  6. #b297bc
  7. #a892b0
  8. #9e8ea4
  9. #948998
  10. #8a858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0bad9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4befb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0c3f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4b7c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b8fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bbf7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4b3dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4aef8 {
  color: #e4aef8;
}
Background
.bg-e4aef8 {
  background-color: #e4aef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4aef8 {
  border: 2px solid #e4aef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4aef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 174 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4aef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4aef8, #f8aee7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4aef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 174 248 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 2.01 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.18 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.77 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.50 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.17 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.16 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 12.33 #1b5107 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e4aef8  rgb(228, 174, 248)  hsl(284, 84%, 83%)  Mauve
#c2f8ae  rgb(194, 248, 174)  hsl(104, 84%, 83%)  Granny Smith Apple
#f8e4ae  rgb(248, 228, 174)  hsl(44, 84%, 83%)  Vanilla
#aef8e4  rgb(174, 248, 228)  hsl(164, 84%, 83%)  Magic Mint