What color is #E0B0FF?

#E0B0FF is a very light, vivid violet known as Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mauve?

The RGB value is 224, 176, 255: 224 red, 176 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mauve?

The complementary color is #CFFFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0B0FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mauve color: hex code #E0B0FF

#E0B0FF rgb(224, 176, 255)

Shades of purple

Mauve has the hex code #E0B0FF. It is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 69% green and 100% blue (224, 176, 255).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Mauve Pink.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

Mauve (#E0B0FF) color codes

HEX	`#E0B0FF`
RGB	`rgb(224, 176, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 69%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.53, 31.5, -32.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.53, 45.25, 314.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.313, 54.119, 101.646)`
Decimal	`14725375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mauve, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E0B0FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0B0FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E0B0FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0b0ff; }
.text { color: #e0b0ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0b0ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 176 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0b0ff, #ffb0f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E0B0FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E0B0FF?: #E0B0FF is a very light, vivid violet known as Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mauve?: The RGB value is 224, 176, 255: 224 red, 176 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mauve?: The complementary color is #CFFFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0B0FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.