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#E2AEFF Mauve

#E2AEFF is a light, moderately saturated purple named Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 68.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(226, 174, 255)). Its HSL value is 279° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #E2AEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.73:1.

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Variations of #E2AEFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E2AEFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E2AEFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2AEFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ADC3FD
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1BFFF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BBFF
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADC3FD
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBCFE
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E0B8CB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2B2E9
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CABDD3

#E2AEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#E2AEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.73:1 Very good#E2AEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2AEFF in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #E2AEFF; }
.background { background-color: #E2AEFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2AEFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 174 255);
color: hsl(279 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.123 313.0);

#E2AEFF FAQ

What color is #E2AEFF?

#E2AEFF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Mauve. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #E2AEFF?

#E2AEFF is rgb(226, 174, 255) in RGB, hsl(279, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 32%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2AEFF?

The complementary color of #E2AEFF is #CBFFAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2AEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2AEFF: 11.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2AEFF a warm or cool color?

#E2AEFF is a cool color.