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#E596EC

#e596ec ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e596ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.97% cyan, 36.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 295.12°, with 69.35% saturation and 75.69% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4453

Complementary

  1. #e596ec
  2. #9dec96

Split complementary

  1. #e596ec
  2. #c8ec96
  3. #96ecba

Analogous

  1. #ba96ec
  2. #e596ec
  3. #ec96c8

Triadic

  1. #e596ec
  2. #ece596
  3. #96ece5

Tetradic

  1. #e596ec
  2. #ec969d
  3. #9dec96
  4. #96ece5

Square

  1. #e596ec
  2. #ecba96
  3. #9dec96
  4. #96c8ec

Monochromatic

  1. #b824c5
  2. #d555e0
  3. #e596ec
  4. #f5d7f8
  5. #fbeefc

Shades

#e596ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e596ec
  2. #ce87d4
  3. #b778bd
  4. #a069a5
  5. #895a8e
  6. #734b76
  7. #5c3c5e
  8. #452d47
  9. #2e1e2f
  10. #170f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#e596ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e596ec
  2. #e8a1ee
  3. #eaabf0
  4. #edb6f2
  5. #efc0f4
  6. #f2cbf6
  7. #f5d5f7
  8. #f7e0f9
  9. #faeafb
  10. #fcf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e596ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e596ec
  2. #db94e1
  3. #d192d6
  4. #c78fcc
  5. #bd8dc1
  6. #b38bb6
  7. #a889ab
  8. #9e87a0
  9. #948496
  10. #8a828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a8cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8eacef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b5e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e89fb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a4ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0aaea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e79bce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e596ec {
  color: #e596ec;
}
Background
.bg-e596ec {
  background-color: #e596ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e596ec {
  border: 2px solid #e596ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e596ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e596ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e596ec, #ec96c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e596ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 236 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.57 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.70 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.76 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.94 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.43 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.65 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.05 #1a6913 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Violet
#e596ec  rgb(229, 150, 236)  hsl(295, 69%, 76%)  Violet
#9dec96  rgb(157, 236, 150)  hsl(115, 69%, 76%)  Light Green
#ece596  rgb(236, 229, 150)  hsl(55, 69%, 76%)  Khaki
#96ece5  rgb(150, 236, 229)  hsl(175, 69%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise