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#E596DD

#e596dd ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e596dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.5% magenta, 3.49% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 306.08°, 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.4369

Complementary

  1. #e596dd
  2. #96e59e

Split complementary

  1. #e596dd
  2. #b5e596
  3. #96e5c5

Analogous

  1. #c596e5
  2. #e596dd
  3. #e596b5

Triadic

  1. #e596dd
  2. #dde596
  3. #96dde5

Tetradic

  1. #e596dd
  2. #e59e96
  3. #96e59e
  4. #96dde5

Square

  1. #e596dd
  2. #e5c596
  3. #96e59e
  4. #96b5e5

Monochromatic

  1. #b52da7
  2. #d659c9
  3. #e596dd
  4. #f4d3f1
  5. #fbeffa

Shades

#e596dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e596dd
  2. #ce87c7
  3. #b778b1
  4. #a0699b
  5. #895a85
  6. #734b6f
  7. #5c3c58
  8. #452d42
  9. #2e1e2c
  10. #170f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#e596dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e596dd
  2. #e8a1e0
  3. #eaabe4
  4. #edb6e7
  5. #efc0eb
  6. #f2cbee
  7. #f5d5f1
  8. #f7e0f5
  9. #faeaf8
  10. #fcf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e596dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e596dd
  2. #db94d4
  3. #d192ca
  4. #c78fc1
  5. #bd8db8
  6. #b38baf
  7. #a889a5
  8. #9e879c
  9. #948493
  10. #8a8289
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a7c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93aae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7b4da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb9bb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baa2df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a9db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e999c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e596dd {
  color: #e596dd;
}
Background
.bg-e596dd {
  background-color: #e596dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e596dd {
  border: 2px solid #e596dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e596dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 60% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e596dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e596dd, #e596b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e596dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 221 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.15 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.09 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.73 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.41 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.51 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.61 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.00 #1a6922 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Plum
#e596dd  rgb(229, 150, 221)  hsl(306, 60%, 74%)  Plum
#96e59e  rgb(150, 229, 158)  hsl(126, 60%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#dde596  rgb(221, 229, 150)  hsl(66, 60%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#96dde5  rgb(150, 221, 229)  hsl(186, 60%, 74%)  Powder Blue