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#E6C8FF

#e6c8ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#e6c8ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 78.43% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.8% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 272.73°, with 100% saturation and 89.22% 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 14.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.78.

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Web safe#ffccff
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Relative luminance0.6535

Complementary

  1. #e6c8ff
  2. #e1ffc8

Split complementary

  1. #e6c8ff
  2. #fcffc8
  3. #c8ffcb

Analogous

  1. #cbc8ff
  2. #e6c8ff
  3. #ffc8fc

Triadic

  1. #e6c8ff
  2. #ffe6c8
  3. #c8ffe6

Tetradic

  1. #e6c8ff
  2. #ffc8e1
  3. #e1ffc8
  4. #c8ffe6

Square

  1. #e6c8ff
  2. #ffcbc8
  3. #e1ffc8
  4. #c8fcff

Monochromatic

  1. #a02fff
  2. #c37cff
  3. #e6c8ff
  4. #f6ebff
  5. #f6ebff

Shades

#e6c8ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6c8ff
  2. #cfb4e6
  3. #b8a0cc
  4. #a18cb3
  5. #8a7899
  6. #736480
  7. #5c5066
  8. #453c4d
  9. #2e2833
  10. #17141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6c8ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6c8ff
  2. #e9ceff
  3. #ebd3ff
  4. #eed9ff
  5. #f0deff
  6. #f3e4ff
  7. #f5e9ff
  8. #f8efff
  9. #faf4ff
  10. #fdfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6c8ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6c8ff
  2. #dcc1f2
  3. #d2bae6
  4. #c7b2d9
  5. #bdabcc
  6. #b3a4c0
  7. #a99db3
  8. #9f96a6
  9. #948e99
  10. #8a878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcfe6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfd2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5d4fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3cfdb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0ceff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3cffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4ccea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6c8ff {
  color: #e6c8ff;
}
Background
.bg-e6c8ff {
  background-color: #e6c8ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6c8ff {
  border: 2px solid #e6c8ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6c8ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 200 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 100% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6c8ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6c8ff, #ffc8fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6c8ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 200 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.78 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.73 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.78 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.25 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.05 #193700 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e6c8ff  rgb(230, 200, 255)  hsl(273, 100%, 89%)  Mauve
#e1ffc8  rgb(225, 255, 200)  hsl(93, 100%, 89%)  Tea Green
#ffe6c8  rgb(255, 230, 200)  hsl(33, 100%, 89%)  Bisque
#c8ffe6  rgb(200, 255, 230)  hsl(153, 100%, 89%)  Magic Mint