purplecool
Mauve #E0B0FF
A pale purple-pink with a vintage character.
Use cases: Vintage palettes · Soft accents
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #E0B0FF | |
| RGB | rgb(224, 176, 255) | |
| HSL | hsl(276, 100%, 85%) | |
| HSV | hsv(276, 31%, 100%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 31%, 0%, 0%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(64.3127, 54.1188, 101.6463) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.5, 31.5, -32.5) | |
| Luminance | 0.541 (WCAG relative) |
/* Mauve */
color: #e0b0ff;
background-color: #e0b0ff;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#ca9ee6 #b38dcc #9d7bb3 #866a99 #705880 #5a4666 #43354d #2d2333 #16121a #000000
Tints (toward white)
#e3b8ff #e6c0ff #e9c8ff #ecd0ff #f0d8ff #f3dfff #f6e7ff #f9efff #fcf7ff #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#d6abf2 #cda6e6 #c3a2d9 #ba9dcc #b098c0 #a693b3 #9d8ea6 #938a99 #8a858d #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#E0B0FF
#CFFFB0
#e0b0ff #cfffb0
Analogous
Edit in generator →#B9B0FF
#E0B0FF
#FFB0F6
#b9b0ff #e0b0ff #ffb0f6
Triadic
Edit in generator →#E0B0FF
#FFE0B0
#B0FFE0
#e0b0ff #ffe0b0 #b0ffe0
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#E0B0FF
#FFB9B0
#CFFFB0
#B0F6FF
#e0b0ff #ffb9b0 #cfffb0 #b0f6ff
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#E0B0FF
#F6FFB0
#B0FFB9
#e0b0ff #f6ffb0 #b0ffb9
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#B036FF
#C873FF
#E0B0FF
#F3E0FF
#F3E0FF
#b036ff #c873ff #e0b0ff #f3e0ff #f3e0ff
Accessibility & contrast
1.78
#E0B0FF on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
11.82
#E0B0FF on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on mauve
11.82
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Plum #DDA0DD | 6.87 | |
| Lavender #B39DDB | 8.99 | |
| Lilac #C8A2C8 | 10.64 | |
| Periwinkle #CCCCFF | 11.37 | |
| Orchid #DA70D6 | 15.04 | |
| Dusty Pink #D8A7B1 | 18.73 |
Related colors
Palettes with mauve
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.