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#f5aefa ≈ Mauve

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#f5aefa is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 68.24% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2% cyan, 30.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 296.05°, with 88.37% saturation and 83.14% 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 12.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.5659

Complementary

  1. #f5aefa
  2. #b3faae

Split complementary

  1. #f5aefa
  2. #d9faae
  3. #aefacf

Analogous

  1. #cfaefa
  2. #f5aefa
  3. #faaed9

Triadic

  1. #f5aefa
  2. #faf5ae
  3. #aefaf5

Tetradic

  1. #f5aefa
  2. #faaeb3
  3. #b3faae
  4. #aefaf5

Square

  1. #f5aefa
  2. #facfae
  3. #b3faae
  4. #aed9fa

Monochromatic

  1. #e31ef1
  2. #ec66f6
  3. #f5aefa
  4. #fdecfe
  5. #fdecfe

Shades

#f5aefa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5aefa
  2. #dd9de1
  3. #c48bc8
  4. #ac7aaf
  5. #936896
  6. #7b577d
  7. #624664
  8. #4a344b
  9. #312332
  10. #191119
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5aefa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5aefa
  2. #f6b6fb
  3. #f7befb
  4. #f8c6fc
  5. #f9cefc
  6. #fad7fd
  7. #fbdffd
  8. #fce7fe
  9. #fdeffe
  10. #fef7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5aefa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5aefa
  2. #e9a9ee
  3. #dea5e2
  4. #d2a0d5
  5. #c69cc9
  6. #bb97bd
  7. #af92b1
  8. #a38ea5
  9. #978998
  10. #8c858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbbddd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7c1fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8c9f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9b5ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbbafc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3bff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b2df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5aefa {
  color: #f5aefa;
}
Background
.bg-f5aefa {
  background-color: #f5aefa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5aefa {
  border: 2px solid #f5aefa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5aefa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 174 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 88% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5aefa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5aefa, #faaed9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5aefa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 174 250 / 0.35);
}

#e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 4.95 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.45 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.05 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.50 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.64 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 11.36 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 11.80 #0a5105 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Mauve
#f5aefa  rgb(245, 174, 250)  hsl(296, 88%, 83%)  Mauve
#b3faae  rgb(179, 250, 174)  hsl(116, 88%, 83%)  Pale Green
#faf5ae  rgb(250, 245, 174)  hsl(56, 88%, 83%)  Pale Goldenrod
#aefaf5  rgb(174, 250, 245)  hsl(176, 88%, 83%)  Celeste