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#e5aefd ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#e5aefd is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 68.24% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.49% cyan, 31.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 281.77°, with 95.18% saturation and 83.73% 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 1.43.

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Relative luminance0.5402

Complementary

  1. #e5aefd
  2. #c6fdae

Split complementary

  1. #e5aefd
  2. #eefdae
  3. #aefdbe

Analogous

  1. #beaefd
  2. #e5aefd
  3. #fdaeee

Triadic

  1. #e5aefd
  2. #fde5ae
  3. #aefde5

Tetradic

  1. #e5aefd
  2. #fdaec6
  3. #c6fdae
  4. #aefde5

Square

  1. #e5aefd
  2. #fdbeae
  3. #c6fdae
  4. #aeeefd

Monochromatic

  1. #b519f9
  2. #cd63fb
  3. #e5aefd
  4. #f9ebff
  5. #f9ebff

Shades

#e5aefd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5aefd
  2. #ce9de4
  3. #b78bca
  4. #a07ab1
  5. #896898
  6. #73577f
  7. #5c4665
  8. #45344c
  9. #2e2333
  10. #171119
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5aefd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5aefd
  2. #e8b6fd
  3. #eabefd
  4. #edc6fe
  5. #efcefe
  6. #f2d7fe
  7. #f5dffe
  8. #f7e7fe
  9. #faefff
  10. #fcf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5aefd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5aefd
  2. #dba9f1
  3. #d1a5e4
  4. #c7a0d8
  5. #bd9ccb
  6. #b397bf
  7. #a892b2
  8. #9e8ea6
  9. #948999
  10. #8a858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1badc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2bfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc4fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4b8cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bbfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4b4e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5aefd {
  color: #e5aefd;
}
Background
.bg-e5aefd {
  background-color: #e5aefd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5aefd {
  border: 2px solid #e5aefd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5aefd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 174 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 95% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5aefd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5aefd, #fdaeee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5aefd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 174 253 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 1.43 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.96 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.34 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.07 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.38 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 12.06 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.63 #1a5102 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e5aefd  rgb(229, 174, 253)  hsl(282, 95%, 84%)  Mauve
#c6fdae  rgb(198, 253, 174)  hsl(102, 95%, 84%)  Granny Smith Apple
#fde5ae  rgb(253, 229, 174)  hsl(42, 95%, 84%)  Peach
#aefde5  rgb(174, 253, 229)  hsl(162, 95%, 84%)  Magic Mint