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#e1affa color: Mauve

#e1affa is rgb(225, 175, 250) in RGB and oklch(82.451% 0.11534 314.131) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

82.5%
0.115
314°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mauve
  • purple-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #e1affa

#e1affa is a pastel light purple color. In OKLCH it has 82.5% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.79:1 contrast and black text 11.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #e1affa mixed with white

  1. e1affa
  2. e4b7fb
  3. e7bffc
  4. eac7fc
  5. edcffd
  6. f0d7fd
  7. f3dffe
  8. f6e7fe
  9. f9efff
  10. fcf7ff

Darker: #e1affa mixed with black

  1. e1affa
  2. c498d9
  3. a781ba
  4. 8b6b9b
  5. 70567d
  6. 564161
  7. 3e2e46
  8. 271c2d
  9. 120b15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #e1affa with less saturation

  1. e1affa
  2. deb2f5
  3. dcb4f0
  4. d9b6eb
  5. d6b9e5
  6. d3bbe0
  7. d1bddb
  8. cebfd6
  9. cbc1d0
  10. c8c3cb

Questions about #e1affa

What color is #e1affa?

#e1affa is pastel light purple. The closest named color is Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(225, 175, 250), in HSL hsl(280, 88.24%, 83.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.451% 0.11534 314.131).

What colors go well with #e1affa?

The complementary color of #e1affa is #a6d689. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bcbcff and #fba7d8. The triadic partners are #f2ba6c and #57dddb.

Is white or black text more readable on #e1affa?

Black text reads better on #e1affa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and black gives 11.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e1affa a warm or cool color?

#e1affa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 82.5% and its chroma 0.115.