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#E99EFA

#e99efa ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e99efa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 61.96% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.8% cyan, 36.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 288.91°, with 90.2% saturation and 80% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.4868

Complementary

  1. #e99efa
  2. #affa9e

Split complementary

  1. #e99efa
  2. #ddfa9e
  3. #9efabb

Analogous

  1. #bb9efa
  2. #e99efa
  3. #fa9edd

Triadic

  1. #e99efa
  2. #fae99e
  3. #9efae9

Tetradic

  1. #e99efa
  2. #fa9eaf
  3. #affa9e
  4. #9efae9

Square

  1. #e99efa
  2. #fabb9e
  3. #affa9e
  4. #9eddfa

Monochromatic

  1. #c80cf3
  2. #d855f6
  3. #e99efa
  4. #f9e7fe
  5. #fbecfe

Shades

#e99efa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e99efa
  2. #d28ee1
  3. #ba7ec8
  4. #a36faf
  5. #8c5f96
  6. #754f7d
  7. #5d3f64
  8. #462f4b
  9. #2f2032
  10. #171019
  11. #000000

Tints

#e99efa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e99efa
  2. #eba8fb
  3. #edb1fb
  4. #f0bbfc
  5. #f2c5fc
  6. #f4cffd
  7. #f6d8fd
  8. #f8e2fe
  9. #fbecfe
  10. #fdf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e99efa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e99efa
  2. #df9bee
  3. #d498e2
  4. #ca95d5
  5. #bf92c9
  6. #b58fbd
  7. #aa8cb1
  8. #a089a5
  9. #958698
  10. #8b838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceafd6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92b4fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5bcf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eaa9c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbacfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b1f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaa5da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e99efa {
  color: #e99efa;
}
Background
.bg-e99efa {
  background-color: #e99efa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e99efa {
  border: 2px solid #e99efa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e99efa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 158 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 90% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e99efa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e99efa, #fa9edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e99efa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 158 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 5.07 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.80 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.10 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.23 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.13 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.71 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.75 #166105 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#e99efa  rgb(233, 158, 250)  hsl(289, 90%, 80%)  Mauve
#affa9e  rgb(175, 250, 158)  hsl(109, 90%, 80%)  Pale Green
#fae99e  rgb(250, 233, 158)  hsl(49, 90%, 80%)  Vanilla
#9efae9  rgb(158, 250, 233)  hsl(169, 90%, 80%)  Magic Mint