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#ECC8FF

#ecc8ff ≈ Mauve

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ecc8ff is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 78.43% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 279.27°, 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 14.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 6.81.

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Relative luminance0.6636

Complementary

  1. #ecc8ff
  2. #dbffc8

Split complementary

  1. #ecc8ff
  2. #f7ffc8
  3. #c8ffd1

Analogous

  1. #d1c8ff
  2. #ecc8ff
  3. #ffc8f7

Triadic

  1. #ecc8ff
  2. #ffecc8
  3. #c8ffec

Tetradic

  1. #ecc8ff
  2. #ffc8db
  3. #dbffc8
  4. #c8ffec

Square

  1. #ecc8ff
  2. #ffd1c8
  3. #dbffc8
  4. #c8f7ff

Monochromatic

  1. #b72fff
  2. #d27cff
  3. #ecc8ff
  4. #f8ebff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#ecc8ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecc8ff
  2. #d4b4e6
  3. #bda0cc
  4. #a58cb3
  5. #8e7899
  6. #766480
  7. #5e5066
  8. #473c4d
  9. #2f2833
  10. #18141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecc8ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecc8ff
  2. #eeceff
  3. #f0d3ff
  4. #f2d9ff
  5. #f4deff
  6. #f6e4ff
  7. #f7e9ff
  8. #f9efff
  9. #fbf4ff
  10. #fdfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecc8ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecc8ff
  2. #e1c1f2
  3. #d6bae6
  4. #ccb2d9
  5. #c1abcc
  6. #b6a4c0
  7. #ab9db3
  8. #a096a6
  9. #968e99
  10. #8b878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ded0e7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1d3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8d6fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcedb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3cfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7d0fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebccea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecc8ff {
  color: #ecc8ff;
}
Background
.bg-ecc8ff {
  background-color: #ecc8ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecc8ff {
  border: 2px solid #ecc8ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecc8ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 200 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecc8ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecc8ff, #ffc8f7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecc8ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 200 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.81 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.77 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.43 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.95 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.34 #133700 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Mauve
#ecc8ff  rgb(236, 200, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 89%)  Mauve
#dbffc8  rgb(219, 255, 200)  hsl(99, 100%, 89%)  Tea Green
#ffecc8  rgb(255, 236, 200)  hsl(39, 100%, 89%)  Blanched Almond
#c8ffec  rgb(200, 255, 236)  hsl(159, 100%, 89%)  Magic Mint