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#E59FFD

#e59ffd ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#e59ffd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 62.35% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.49% cyan, 37.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 284.68°, with 95.92% saturation and 80.78% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4855

Complementary

  1. #e59ffd
  2. #b7fd9f

Split complementary

  1. #e59ffd
  2. #e6fd9f
  3. #9ffdb6

Analogous

  1. #b69ffd
  2. #e59ffd
  3. #fd9fe6

Triadic

  1. #e59ffd
  2. #fde59f
  3. #9ffde5

Tetradic

  1. #e59ffd
  2. #fd9fb7
  3. #b7fd9f
  4. #9ffde5

Square

  1. #e59ffd
  2. #fdb69f
  3. #b7fd9f
  4. #9fe6fd

Monochromatic

  1. #bc09fa
  2. #d154fb
  3. #e59ffd
  4. #f9eaff
  5. #faebff

Shades

#e59ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e59ffd
  2. #ce8fe4
  3. #b77fca
  4. #a06fb1
  5. #895f98
  6. #73507f
  7. #5c4065
  8. #45304c
  9. #2e2033
  10. #171019
  11. #000000

Tints

#e59ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e59ffd
  2. #e8a9fd
  3. #eab2fd
  4. #edbcfe
  5. #efc5fe
  6. #f2cffe
  7. #f5d9fe
  8. #f7e2fe
  9. #faecff
  10. #fcf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e59ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e59ffd
  2. #db9cf1
  3. #d199e4
  4. #c796d8
  5. #bd93cb
  6. #b390bf
  7. #a88cb2
  8. #9e89a6
  9. #948699
  10. #8a838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccafd8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91b5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2bbfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5abc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9acff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b1fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5a6dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e59ffd {
  color: #e59ffd;
}
Background
.bg-e59ffd {
  background-color: #e59ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e59ffd {
  border: 2px solid #e59ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e59ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 159 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 96% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e59ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e59ffd, #fd9fe6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e59ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 159 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.52 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.36 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.70 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.08 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.62 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.61 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.05 #1a6002 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e59ffd  rgb(229, 159, 253)  hsl(285, 96%, 81%)  Mauve
#b7fd9f  rgb(183, 253, 159)  hsl(105, 96%, 81%)  Pale Green
#fde59f  rgb(253, 229, 159)  hsl(45, 96%, 81%)  Vanilla
#9ffde5  rgb(159, 253, 229)  hsl(165, 96%, 81%)  Magic Mint