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#E596EA

#e596ea ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e596ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.14% cyan, 35.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 296.43°, with 66.67% saturation and 75.29% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.4441

Complementary

  1. #e596ea
  2. #9bea96

Split complementary

  1. #e596ea
  2. #c5ea96
  3. #96eabb

Analogous

  1. #bb96ea
  2. #e596ea
  3. #ea96c5

Triadic

  1. #e596ea
  2. #eae596
  3. #96eae5

Tetradic

  1. #e596ea
  2. #ea969b
  3. #9bea96
  4. #96eae5

Square

  1. #e596ea
  2. #eabb96
  3. #9bea96
  4. #96c5ea

Monochromatic

  1. #b726c0
  2. #d556dd
  3. #e596ea
  4. #f5d6f7
  5. #fbeefc

Shades

#e596ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e596ea
  2. #ce87d3
  3. #b778bb
  4. #a069a4
  5. #895a8c
  6. #734b75
  7. #5c3c5e
  8. #452d46
  9. #2e1e2f
  10. #170f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#e596ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e596ea
  2. #e8a1ec
  3. #eaabee
  4. #edb6f0
  5. #efc0f2
  6. #f2cbf5
  7. #f5d5f7
  8. #f7e0f9
  9. #faeafb
  10. #fcf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e596ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e596ea
  2. #db94df
  3. #d192d5
  4. #c78fca
  5. #bd8dc0
  6. #b38bb5
  7. #a889aa
  8. #9e87a0
  9. #948495
  10. #8a828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a7cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8eaced ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b5e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e99eb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a3ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1aae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e79bcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e596ea {
  color: #e596ea;
}
Background
.bg-e596ea {
  background-color: #e596ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e596ea {
  border: 2px solid #e596ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e596ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 67% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e596ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e596ea, #ea96c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e596ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 234 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.41 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.68 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.68 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.09 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.59 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.63 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.30 #1a6915 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Plum
#e596ea  rgb(229, 150, 234)  hsl(296, 67%, 75%)  Plum
#9bea96  rgb(155, 234, 150)  hsl(116, 67%, 75%)  Light Green
#eae596  rgb(234, 229, 150)  hsl(56, 67%, 75%)  Khaki
#96eae5  rgb(150, 234, 229)  hsl(176, 67%, 75%)  Pale Turquoise