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#E2B2FF closest to Mauve

#E2B2FF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 69.8% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(226, 178, 255)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #E2B2FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.05:1.

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Variations of #E2B2FF

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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#E2B2FF 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.

E2B2FFFFB2CFCFFFB2B2FFE2
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E2B2FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2B2FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0C5FD
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6C1FF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BEFF
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0C5FD
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1BFFE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E0BCCE
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2B6EA
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCC0D5

#E2B2FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.74:1 Very poor#E2B2FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.05:1 Super#E2B2FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2B2FF in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #E2B2FF; }
.background { background-color: #E2B2FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2B2FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 178 255);
color: hsl(277 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.833 0.117 312.3);

#E2B2FF FAQ

What color is #E2B2FF?

#E2B2FF 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 #E2B2FF?

#E2B2FF is rgb(226, 178, 255) in RGB, hsl(277, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 30%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2B2FF?

The complementary color of #E2B2FF is #CFFFB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2B2FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2B2FF: 12.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2B2FF a warm or cool color?

#E2B2FF is a cool color.