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#E596CC

#e596cc ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e596cc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 58.82% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.5% magenta, 10.92% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 318.99°, with 60.31% saturation and 74.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4283

Complementary

  1. #e596cc
  2. #96e5af

Split complementary

  1. #e596cc
  2. #a4e596
  3. #96e5d6

Analogous

  1. #d696e5
  2. #e596cc
  3. #e596a4

Triadic

  1. #e596cc
  2. #cce596
  3. #96cce5

Tetradic

  1. #e596cc
  2. #e5af96
  3. #96e5af
  4. #96cce5

Square

  1. #e596cc
  2. #e5d696
  3. #96e5af
  4. #96a4e5

Monochromatic

  1. #b52d8a
  2. #d659ae
  3. #e596cc
  4. #f4d3ea
  5. #fbeff7

Shades

#e596cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e596cc
  2. #ce87b8
  3. #b778a3
  4. #a0698f
  5. #895a7a
  6. #734b66
  7. #5c3c52
  8. #452d3d
  9. #2e1e29
  10. #170f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#e596cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e596cc
  2. #e8a1d1
  3. #eaabd6
  4. #edb6db
  5. #efc0e0
  6. #f2cbe6
  7. #f5d5eb
  8. #f7e0f0
  9. #faeaf5
  10. #fcf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e596cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e596cc
  2. #db94c4
  3. #d192bd
  4. #c78fb5
  5. #bd8dae
  6. #b38ba6
  7. #a8899e
  8. #9e8797
  9. #94848f
  10. #8a8288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7a6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a8ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb3ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee97a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca1cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5a8cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea97b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e596cc {
  color: #e596cc;
}
Background
.bg-e596cc {
  background-color: #e596cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e596cc {
  border: 2px solid #e596cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e596cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 60% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e596cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e596cc, #e596a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e596cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 204 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.78 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 6.32 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 7.56 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.62 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.48 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.02 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.24 #1a6933 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Plum
#e596cc  rgb(229, 150, 204)  hsl(319, 60%, 74%)  Plum
#96e5af  rgb(150, 229, 175)  hsl(139, 60%, 74%)  Celadon
#cce596  rgb(204, 229, 150)  hsl(79, 60%, 74%)  Tea Green
#96cce5  rgb(150, 204, 229)  hsl(199, 60%, 74%)  Sky Blue