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#E59BFA

#e59bfa ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e59bfa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 60.78% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.4% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 286.74°, with 90.48% saturation and 79.41% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.4.

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Relative luminance0.47

Complementary

  1. #e59bfa
  2. #b0fa9b

Split complementary

  1. #e59bfa
  2. #dffa9b
  3. #9bfab5

Analogous

  1. #b59bfa
  2. #e59bfa
  3. #fa9bdf

Triadic

  1. #e59bfa
  2. #fae59b
  3. #9bfae5

Tetradic

  1. #e59bfa
  2. #fa9bb0
  3. #b0fa9b
  4. #9bfae5

Square

  1. #e59bfa
  2. #fab59b
  3. #b0fa9b
  4. #9bdffa

Monochromatic

  1. #be0cf0
  2. #d252f6
  3. #e59bfa
  4. #f8e4fe
  5. #faecfe

Shades

#e59bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e59bfa
  2. #ce8ce1
  3. #b77cc8
  4. #a06daf
  5. #895d96
  6. #734e7d
  7. #5c3e64
  8. #452f4b
  9. #2e1f32
  10. #171019
  11. #000000

Tints

#e59bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e59bfa
  2. #e8a5fb
  3. #eaaffb
  4. #edb9fc
  5. #efc3fc
  6. #f2cdfd
  7. #f5d7fd
  8. #f7e1fe
  9. #faebfe
  10. #fcf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e59bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e59bfa
  2. #db98ee
  3. #d196e2
  4. #c793d5
  5. #bd90c9
  6. #b38ebd
  7. #a88bb1
  8. #9e88a5
  9. #948598
  10. #8a838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbacd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8eb1fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b9f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6a7bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a9fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0aef8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5a2d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e59bfa {
  color: #e59bfa;
}
Background
.bg-e59bfa {
  background-color: #e59bfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e59bfa {
  border: 2px solid #e59bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e59bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 155 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 90% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e59bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e59bfa, #fa9bdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e59bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 155 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.40 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.75 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.25 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.19 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.81 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.87 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.20 #1a6405 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e59bfa  rgb(229, 155, 250)  hsl(287, 90%, 79%)  Mauve
#b0fa9b  rgb(176, 250, 155)  hsl(107, 90%, 79%)  Pale Green
#fae59b  rgb(250, 229, 155)  hsl(47, 90%, 79%)  Vanilla
#9bfae5  rgb(155, 250, 229)  hsl(167, 90%, 79%)  Magic Mint