#E0AAFF · Mauve

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#E0AAFF is a light, highly saturated purple color, closest to Mauve and near Mauve and Wisteria. In OKLCH it has 82% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 313°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #E0AAFF a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 6 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#E0AAFF
RGBrgb(224, 170, 255)
HSLhsl(278, 100%, 83%)
CMYK12, 33, 0, 0
CSS var--mauve
Contrast1.85:1 white · 11.36:1 black

Similar named colors

Mauve #E0B0FFWisteria #C9A0DCPeriwinkle #CCCCFFLilac #C8A2C8Thistle #D8BFD8

How to use #E0AAFF

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E0AAFF (11.36:1); white text does not (1.85:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E0AAFF with its analogous neighbors #B4A8FF and #FFA8F3; for contrast use its complement #C8FFA8 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--mauve: #E0AAFF;

Shades & tints

#2D2233#5A4466#866699#B388CC#E0AAFF#E6BBFF#ECCCFF#F3DDFF#F9EEFF

Color harmonies for #E0AAFF

Complementary

#E0AAFF#C8FFA8

Analogous

#E0AAFF#B4A8FF#FFA8F3

Triadic

#E0AAFF#FFDFA8#A8FFDF

Split complementary

#E0AAFF#F3FFA8#A8FFB4

Tetradic

#E0AAFF#FFB4A8#C8FFA8#A8F3FF

Palettes with #E0AAFF