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#E596C8

#e596c8 ≈ Plum

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e596c8 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 58.82% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.5% magenta, 12.66% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 322.03°, with 60.31% saturation and 74.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.4264

Complementary

  1. #e596c8
  2. #96e5b3

Split complementary

  1. #e596c8
  2. #a0e596
  3. #96e5db

Analogous

  1. #db96e5
  2. #e596c8
  3. #e596a0

Triadic

  1. #e596c8
  2. #c8e596
  3. #96c8e5

Tetradic

  1. #e596c8
  2. #e5b396
  3. #96e5b3
  4. #96c8e5

Square

  1. #e596c8
  2. #e5db96
  3. #96e5b3
  4. #96a0e5

Monochromatic

  1. #b52d83
  2. #d659a8
  3. #e596c8
  4. #f4d3e8
  5. #fbeff6

Shades

#e596c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e596c8
  2. #ce87b4
  3. #b778a0
  4. #a0698c
  5. #895a78
  6. #734b64
  7. #5c3c50
  8. #452d3c
  9. #2e1e28
  10. #170f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#e596c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e596c8
  2. #e8a1ce
  3. #eaabd3
  4. #edb6d9
  5. #efc0de
  6. #f2cbe4
  7. #f5d5e9
  8. #f7e0ef
  9. #faeaf4
  10. #fcf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e596c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e596c8
  2. #db94c1
  3. #d192ba
  4. #c78fb2
  5. #bd8dab
  6. #b38ba4
  7. #a8899d
  8. #9e8796
  9. #94848e
  10. #8a8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7a5b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa7ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb3c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee97a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda1c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a8c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb96b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e596c8 {
  color: #e596c8;
}
Background
.bg-e596c8 {
  background-color: #e596c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e596c8 {
  border: 2px solid #e596c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e596c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 60% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e596c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e596c8, #e596a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e596c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 200 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.57 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.09 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 6.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.67 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.29 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.12 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 9.25 #1a6937 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Plum
#e596c8  rgb(229, 150, 200)  hsl(322, 60%, 74%)  Plum
#96e5b3  rgb(150, 229, 179)  hsl(142, 60%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#c8e596  rgb(200, 229, 150)  hsl(82, 60%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#96c8e5  rgb(150, 200, 229)  hsl(202, 60%, 74%)  Baby Blue