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#E596EF

#e596ef ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e596ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.18% cyan, 37.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 293.26°, with 73.55% saturation and 76.27% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.447

Complementary

  1. #e596ef
  2. #a0ef96

Split complementary

  1. #e596ef
  2. #ccef96
  3. #96efb8

Analogous

  1. #b896ef
  2. #e596ef
  3. #ef96cc

Triadic

  1. #e596ef
  2. #efe596
  3. #96efe5

Tetradic

  1. #e596ef
  2. #ef96a0
  3. #a0ef96
  4. #96efe5

Square

  1. #e596ef
  2. #efb896
  3. #a0ef96
  4. #96ccef

Monochromatic

  1. #b91fcd
  2. #d554e5
  3. #e596ef
  4. #f5d8f9
  5. #fbedfc

Shades

#e596ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e596ef
  2. #ce87d7
  3. #b778bf
  4. #a069a7
  5. #895a8f
  6. #734b78
  7. #5c3c60
  8. #452d48
  9. #2e1e30
  10. #170f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#e596ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e596ef
  2. #e8a1f1
  3. #eaabf2
  4. #edb6f4
  5. #efc0f5
  6. #f2cbf7
  7. #f5d5f9
  8. #f7e0fa
  9. #faeafc
  10. #fcf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e596ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e596ef
  2. #db94e4
  3. #d192d9
  4. #c78fce
  5. #bd8dc3
  6. #b38bb8
  7. #a889ac
  8. #9e87a1
  9. #948496
  10. #8a828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a8cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8cacf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b6ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8a0b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a4f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0aaed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e79cd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e596ef {
  color: #e596ef;
}
Background
.bg-e596ef {
  background-color: #e596ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e596ef {
  border: 2px solid #e596ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e596ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 74% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e596ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e596ef, #ef96cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e596ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 239 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.49 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.15 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.76 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.93 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.21 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.70 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.72 #1a6910 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Violet
#e596ef  rgb(229, 150, 239)  hsl(293, 74%, 76%)  Violet
#a0ef96  rgb(160, 239, 150)  hsl(113, 74%, 76%)  Light Green
#efe596  rgb(239, 229, 150)  hsl(53, 74%, 76%)  Khaki
#96efe5  rgb(150, 239, 229)  hsl(173, 74%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise