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#e5acfa color: Mauve

#e5acfa is rgb(229, 172, 250) in RGB and oklch(82.313% 0.12239 316.724) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

82.3%
0.122
317°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mauve
  • purple-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.81:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #e5acfa

#e5acfa is a pastel light purple color. In OKLCH it has 82.3% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.81:1 contrast and black text 11.61:1, 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: #e5acfa mixed with white

  1. e5acfa
  2. e8b4fb
  3. ebbdfc
  4. edc5fc
  5. f0cefd
  6. f3d6fd
  7. f5defe
  8. f8e6fe
  9. faefff
  10. fdf7ff

Darker: #e5acfa mixed with black

  1. e5acfa
  2. c795d9
  3. aa7fba
  4. 8e699b
  5. 72547d
  6. 584061
  7. 3f2d46
  8. 281b2d
  9. 120b15
  10. 030103

Calmer: #e5acfa with less saturation

  1. e5acfa
  2. e2aff5
  3. dfb2f0
  4. dcb4eb
  5. d9b7e5
  6. d5b9e0
  7. d2bcdb
  8. cfbed5
  9. ccc1d0
  10. c8c3ca

Questions about #e5acfa

What color is #e5acfa?

#e5acfa is pastel light purple. The closest named color is Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(229, 172, 250), in HSL hsl(283.85, 88.64%, 82.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.313% 0.12239 316.724).

What colors go well with #e5acfa?

The complementary color of #e5acfa is #9fd888. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bfbaff and #ffa4d5. The triadic partners are #f2ba64 and #49dde0.

Is white or black text more readable on #e5acfa?

Black text reads better on #e5acfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and black gives 11.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e5acfa a warm or cool color?

#e5acfa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 82.3% and its chroma 0.122.