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#E4B5FA

#e4b5fa ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#e4b5fa 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, 70.98% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.8% cyan, 27.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 280.87°, with 87.34% saturation and 84.51% 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.5644

Complementary

  1. #e4b5fa
  2. #cbfab5

Split complementary

  1. #e4b5fa
  2. #edfab5
  3. #b5fac2

Analogous

  1. #c2b5fa
  2. #e4b5fa
  3. #fab5ed

Triadic

  1. #e4b5fa
  2. #fae4b5
  3. #b5fae4

Tetradic

  1. #e4b5fa
  2. #fab5cb
  3. #cbfab5
  4. #b5fae4

Square

  1. #e4b5fa
  2. #fac2b5
  3. #cbfab5
  4. #b5edfa

Monochromatic

  1. #b026f0
  2. #ca6df5
  3. #e4b5fa
  4. #f8ecfe
  5. #f8ecfe

Shades

#e4b5fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4b5fa
  2. #cda3e1
  3. #b691c8
  4. #a07faf
  5. #896d96
  6. #725b7d
  7. #5b4864
  8. #44364b
  9. #2e2432
  10. #171219
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4b5fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4b5fa
  2. #e7bcfb
  3. #e9c4fb
  4. #eccbfc
  5. #efd3fc
  6. #f2dafd
  7. #f4e1fd
  8. #f7e9fe
  9. #faf0fe
  10. #fcf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4b5fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4b5fa
  2. #dab0ee
  3. #d0aae2
  4. #c6a5d5
  5. #bca0c9
  6. #b29bbd
  7. #a895b1
  8. #9e90a5
  9. #948b98
  10. #8a858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3bfdd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abc3fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c7f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3bdcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5befc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac0f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3bae1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4b5fa {
  color: #e4b5fa;
}
Background
.bg-e4b5fa {
  background-color: #e4b5fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4b5fa {
  border: 2px solid #e4b5fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4b5fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 181 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 87% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4b5fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4b5fa, #fab5ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4b5fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 181 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 2.31 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.23 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.37 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.55 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.10 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 11.19 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.95 #1b4a05 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e4b5fa  rgb(228, 181, 250)  hsl(281, 87%, 85%)  Mauve
#cbfab5  rgb(203, 250, 181)  hsl(101, 87%, 85%)  Tea Green
#fae4b5  rgb(250, 228, 181)  hsl(41, 87%, 85%)  Peach
#b5fae4  rgb(181, 250, 228)  hsl(161, 87%, 85%)  Magic Mint