Close to Mauve
#E5BBFE
#E5BBFE is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 89.8% red, 73.3% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 278°, with 97% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E5BBFE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.63:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.87:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.63:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.87:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E5BBFE as they’d see it.
#E5BBFE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #E5BBFE
What color is #E5BBFE?
#E5BBFE is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 89.8% red, 73.3% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 278°, with 97% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #E5BBFE in RGB?
#E5BBFE is rgb(229, 187, 254): 229 red, 187 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E5BBFE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(10, 26, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E5BBFE?
PANTONE 2635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E5BBFE?
Its complement #ACD794 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.