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#E2AFFC Mauve

#E2AFFC is a light, moderately saturated purple named Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 68.6% green and 98.8% blue (rgb(226, 175, 252)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 93% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #E2AFFC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.77:1.

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Variations of #E2AFFC

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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#E2AFFC 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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#E2AFFC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2AFFC 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 #AFC3FA
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3BFFF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BCFE
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFC3FA
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0BDFB
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E0B9CB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2B3E7
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBBDD2

#E2AFFC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#E2AFFC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.77:1 Very good#E2AFFC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2AFFC in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #E2AFFC; }
.background { background-color: #E2AFFC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2AFFC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 175 252);
color: hsl(280 93% 84%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.118 313.9);

#E2AFFC FAQ

What color is #E2AFFC?

#E2AFFC 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 #E2AFFC?

#E2AFFC is rgb(226, 175, 252) in RGB, hsl(280, 93%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 31%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2AFFC?

The complementary color of #E2AFFC is #C9FCAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2AFFC?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2AFFC: 11.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2AFFC a warm or cool color?

#E2AFFC is a cool color.