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#E596E2

#e596e2 ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e596e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.5% magenta, 1.31% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 302.28°, 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 9.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.4396

Complementary

  1. #e596e2
  2. #96e599

Split complementary

  1. #e596e2
  2. #bae596
  3. #96e5c0

Analogous

  1. #c096e5
  2. #e596e2
  3. #e596ba

Triadic

  1. #e596e2
  2. #e2e596
  3. #96e2e5

Tetradic

  1. #e596e2
  2. #e59996
  3. #96e599
  4. #96e2e5

Square

  1. #e596e2
  2. #e5c096
  3. #96e599
  4. #96bae5

Monochromatic

  1. #b52db0
  2. #d659d1
  3. #e596e2
  4. #f4d3f3
  5. #fbeffa

Shades

#e596e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e596e2
  2. #ce87cb
  3. #b778b5
  4. #a0699e
  5. #895a88
  6. #734b71
  7. #5c3c5a
  8. #452d44
  9. #2e1e2d
  10. #170f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#e596e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e596e2
  2. #e8a1e5
  3. #eaabe8
  4. #edb6eb
  5. #efc0ee
  6. #f2cbf1
  7. #f5d5f3
  8. #f7e0f6
  9. #faeaf9
  10. #fcf5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e596e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e596e2
  2. #db94d8
  3. #d192ce
  4. #c78fc5
  5. #bd8dbb
  6. #b38bb1
  7. #a889a7
  8. #9e879d
  9. #948494
  10. #8a828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a7c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91abe5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5b5df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea9cb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a3e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a9e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89ac7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e596e2 {
  color: #e596e2;
}
Background
.bg-e596e2 {
  background-color: #e596e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e596e2 {
  border: 2px solid #e596e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e596e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 60% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e596e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e596e2, #e596ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e596e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 226 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.44 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.41 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.58 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.88 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.45 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.75 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.15 #1a691d Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Plum
#e596e2  rgb(229, 150, 226)  hsl(302, 60%, 74%)  Plum
#96e599  rgb(150, 229, 153)  hsl(122, 60%, 74%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e2e596  rgb(226, 229, 150)  hsl(62, 60%, 74%)  Khaki
#96e2e5  rgb(150, 226, 229)  hsl(182, 60%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise