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#E8A5FE

#e8a5fe ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e8a5fe is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 64.71% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.66% cyan, 35.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 285.17°, with 97.8% saturation and 82.16% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.5122

Complementary

  1. #e8a5fe
  2. #bbfea5

Split complementary

  1. #e8a5fe
  2. #e8fea5
  3. #a5febc

Analogous

  1. #bca5fe
  2. #e8a5fe
  3. #fea5e8

Triadic

  1. #e8a5fe
  2. #fee8a5
  3. #a5fee8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a5fe
  2. #fea5bb
  3. #bbfea5
  4. #a5fee8

Square

  1. #e8a5fe
  2. #febca5
  3. #bbfea5
  4. #a5e8fe

Monochromatic

  1. #c10efc
  2. #d559fd
  3. #e8a5fe
  4. #faebff
  5. #faebff

Shades

#e8a5fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a5fe
  2. #d195e5
  3. #ba84cb
  4. #a274b2
  5. #8b6398
  6. #74537f
  7. #5d4266
  8. #46324c
  9. #2e2133
  10. #171119
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a5fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a5fe
  2. #eaaefe
  3. #edb7fe
  4. #efc0fe
  5. #f1c9fe
  6. #f4d2ff
  7. #f6dbff
  8. #f8e4ff
  9. #faedff
  10. #fdf6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a5fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a5fe
  2. #dea1f1
  3. #d39ee5
  4. #c99ad8
  5. #be96cc
  6. #b493bf
  7. #aa8fb2
  8. #9f8ba6
  9. #958799
  10. #8a848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b4da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98b9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9c0fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8b0c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beb2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b6fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8acdf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a5fe {
  color: #e8a5fe;
}
Background
.bg-e8a5fe {
  background-color: #e8a5fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a5fe {
  border: 2px solid #e8a5fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a5fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 165 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 98% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a5fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a5fe, #fea5e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a5fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 165 254 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.47 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.01 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.96 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.78 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.67 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.29 #175a01 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Mauve
#e8a5fe  rgb(232, 165, 254)  hsl(285, 98%, 82%)  Mauve
#bbfea5  rgb(187, 254, 165)  hsl(105, 98%, 82%)  Pale Green
#fee8a5  rgb(254, 232, 165)  hsl(45, 98%, 82%)  Vanilla
#a5fee8  rgb(165, 254, 232)  hsl(165, 98%, 82%)  Magic Mint