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E2BAFF

#E2BAFF closest to Mauve

#E2BAFF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 72.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(226, 186, 255)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 100% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #E2BAFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.70:1.

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Variations of #E2BAFF

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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#E2BAFF 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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#E2BAFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2BAFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7CAFD
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFC7FF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEC4FF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7CAFD
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5C5FE
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFC3D2
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2BEEC
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D0C6D8

#E2BAFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#E2BAFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.70:1 Super#E2BAFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2BAFF in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #E2BAFF; }
.background { background-color: #E2BAFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2BAFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 186 255);
color: hsl(275 100% 86%);
color: oklch(0.847 0.103 310.6);

#E2BAFF FAQ

What color is #E2BAFF?

#E2BAFF 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 #E2BAFF?

#E2BAFF is rgb(226, 186, 255) in RGB, hsl(275, 100%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2BAFF?

The complementary color of #E2BAFF is #D7FFBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2BAFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2BAFF: 12.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2BAFF a warm or cool color?

#E2BAFF is a cool color.