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#E4C5FF

#e4c5ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#e4c5ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 77.25% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.59% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 272.07°, with 100% saturation and 88.63% 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 13.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.91.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6365

Complementary

  1. #e4c5ff
  2. #e0ffc5

Split complementary

  1. #e4c5ff
  2. #fdffc5
  3. #c5ffc7

Analogous

  1. #c7c5ff
  2. #e4c5ff
  3. #ffc5fd

Triadic

  1. #e4c5ff
  2. #ffe4c5
  3. #c5ffe4

Tetradic

  1. #e4c5ff
  2. #ffc5e0
  3. #e0ffc5
  4. #c5ffe4

Square

  1. #e4c5ff
  2. #ffc7c5
  3. #e0ffc5
  4. #c5fdff

Monochromatic

  1. #9d2cff
  2. #c079ff
  3. #e4c5ff
  4. #f6ebff
  5. #f6ebff

Shades

#e4c5ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4c5ff
  2. #cdb1e6
  3. #b69ecc
  4. #a08ab3
  5. #897699
  6. #726380
  7. #5b4f66
  8. #443b4d
  9. #2e2733
  10. #17141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4c5ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4c5ff
  2. #e7cbff
  3. #e9d1ff
  4. #ecd6ff
  5. #efdcff
  6. #f2e2ff
  7. #f4e8ff
  8. #f7eeff
  9. #faf3ff
  10. #fcf9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4c5ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4c5ff
  2. #dabef2
  3. #d0b7e6
  4. #c6b0d9
  5. #bca9cc
  6. #b2a3c0
  7. #a89cb3
  8. #9e95a6
  9. #948e99
  10. #8a878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9cce5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bccfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2d1fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1ccd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0cdfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2c9e9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4c5ff {
  color: #e4c5ff;
}
Background
.bg-e4c5ff {
  background-color: #e4c5ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4c5ff {
  border: 2px solid #e4c5ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4c5ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 197 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 100% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4c5ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4c5ff, #ffc5fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4c5ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 197 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.91 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.93 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.14 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.20 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.75 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.84 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.45 #1b3a00 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e4c5ff  rgb(228, 197, 255)  hsl(272, 100%, 89%)  Mauve
#e0ffc5  rgb(224, 255, 197)  hsl(92, 100%, 89%)  Tea Green
#ffe4c5  rgb(255, 228, 197)  hsl(32, 100%, 89%)  Bisque
#c5ffe4  rgb(197, 255, 228)  hsl(152, 100%, 89%)  Magic Mint