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#EDB5FF

#edb5ff ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#edb5ff is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 70.98% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.06% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285.41°, with 100% saturation and 85.49% 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 12.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.5827

Complementary

  1. #edb5ff
  2. #c7ffb5

Split complementary

  1. #edb5ff
  2. #ecffb5
  3. #b5ffc8

Analogous

  1. #c8b5ff
  2. #edb5ff
  3. #ffb5ec

Triadic

  1. #edb5ff
  2. #ffedb5
  3. #b5ffed

Tetradic

  1. #edb5ff
  2. #ffb5c7
  3. #c7ffb5
  4. #b5ffed

Square

  1. #edb5ff
  2. #ffc8b5
  3. #c7ffb5
  4. #b5ecff

Monochromatic

  1. #c81cff
  2. #da68ff
  3. #edb5ff
  4. #faebff
  5. #faebff

Shades

#edb5ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edb5ff
  2. #d5a3e6
  3. #be91cc
  4. #a67fb3
  5. #8e6d99
  6. #775b80
  7. #5f4866
  8. #47364d
  9. #2f2433
  10. #18121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#edb5ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edb5ff
  2. #efbcff
  3. #f1c4ff
  4. #f2cbff
  5. #f4d3ff
  6. #f6daff
  7. #f8e1ff
  8. #fae9ff
  9. #fbf0ff
  10. #fdf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edb5ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edb5ff
  2. #e2b0f2
  3. #d7aae6
  4. #cca5d9
  5. #c1a0cc
  6. #b79bc0
  7. #ac95b3
  8. #a190a6
  9. #968b99
  10. #8b858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c1e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8cbfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edbdd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc2fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edbae4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edb5ff {
  color: #edb5ff;
}
Background
.bg-edb5ff {
  background-color: #edb5ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edb5ff {
  border: 2px solid #edb5ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edb5ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 181 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edb5ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edb5ff, #ffb5ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edb5ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 181 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 2.87 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.40 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.48 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.57 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.27 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 12.07 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 12.58 #124a00 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Mauve
#edb5ff  rgb(237, 181, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 85%)  Mauve
#c7ffb5  rgb(199, 255, 181)  hsl(105, 100%, 85%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ffedb5  rgb(255, 237, 181)  hsl(45, 100%, 85%)  Vanilla
#b5ffed  rgb(181, 255, 237)  hsl(165, 100%, 85%)  Magic Mint