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#EEAAFF

#eeaaff ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#eeaaff is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 66.67% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.67% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 100% saturation and 83.33% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.5415

Complementary

  1. #eeaaff
  2. #bbffaa

Split complementary

  1. #eeaaff
  2. #e5ffaa
  3. #aaffc3

Analogous

  1. #c3aaff
  2. #eeaaff
  3. #ffaae5

Triadic

  1. #eeaaff
  2. #ffeeaa
  3. #aaffee

Tetradic

  1. #eeaaff
  2. #ffaabb
  3. #bbffaa
  4. #aaffee

Square

  1. #eeaaff
  2. #ffc3aa
  3. #bbffaa
  4. #aae5ff

Monochromatic

  1. #cf11ff
  2. #df5dff
  3. #eeaaff
  4. #fbebff
  5. #fbebff

Shades

#eeaaff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeaaff
  2. #d699e6
  3. #be88cc
  4. #a777b3
  5. #8f6699
  6. #775580
  7. #5f4466
  8. #47334d
  9. #302233
  10. #18111a
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeaaff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeaaff
  2. #f0b3ff
  3. #f1bbff
  4. #f3c4ff
  5. #f5ccff
  6. #f7d5ff
  7. #f8ddff
  8. #fae6ff
  9. #fceeff
  10. #fdf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeaaff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeaaff
  2. #e3a6f2
  3. #d8a2e6
  4. #cd9dd9
  5. #c299cc
  6. #b795c0
  7. #ac91b3
  8. #a18da6
  9. #968899
  10. #8b848d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5b9dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fbeff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0c5fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb4c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccbbfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #efb0e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeaaff {
  color: #eeaaff;
}
Background
.bg-eeaaff {
  background-color: #eeaaff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeaaff {
  border: 2px solid #eeaaff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeaaff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 170 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 100% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeaaff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeaaff, #ffaae5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeaaff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 170 255 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 3.46 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.91 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.45 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.61 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 10.40 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.21 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 12.33 #115500 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Mauve
#eeaaff  rgb(238, 170, 255)  hsl(288, 100%, 83%)  Mauve
#bbffaa  rgb(187, 255, 170)  hsl(108, 100%, 83%)  Pale Green
#ffeeaa  rgb(255, 238, 170)  hsl(48, 100%, 83%)  Vanilla
#aaffee  rgb(170, 255, 238)  hsl(168, 100%, 83%)  Magic Mint