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#E596F2

#e596f2 ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e596f2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.37% cyan, 38.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 291.52°, with 77.97% saturation and 76.86% 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 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.4488

Complementary

  1. #e596f2
  2. #a3f296

Split complementary

  1. #e596f2
  2. #d1f296
  3. #96f2b7

Analogous

  1. #b796f2
  2. #e596f2
  3. #f296d1

Triadic

  1. #e596f2
  2. #f2e596
  3. #96f2e5

Tetradic

  1. #e596f2
  2. #f296a3
  3. #a3f296
  4. #96f2e5

Square

  1. #e596f2
  2. #f2b796
  3. #a3f296
  4. #96d1f2

Monochromatic

  1. #ba1ad5
  2. #d452ea
  3. #e596f2
  4. #f6dafa
  5. #fbedfd

Shades

#e596f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e596f2
  2. #ce87da
  3. #b778c2
  4. #a069a9
  5. #895a91
  6. #734b79
  7. #5c3c61
  8. #452d49
  9. #2e1e30
  10. #170f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#e596f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e596f2
  2. #e8a1f3
  3. #eaabf5
  4. #edb6f6
  5. #efc0f7
  6. #f2cbf9
  7. #f5d5fa
  8. #f7e0fb
  9. #faeafc
  10. #fcf5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e596f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e596f2
  2. #db94e7
  3. #d192db
  4. #c78fd0
  5. #bd8dc4
  6. #b38bb9
  7. #a889ae
  8. #9e87a2
  9. #948497
  10. #8a828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a8cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8badf5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb6ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7a0b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a4f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfaaf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e69cd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e596f2 {
  color: #e596f2;
}
Background
.bg-e596f2 {
  background-color: #e596f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e596f2 {
  border: 2px solid #e596f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e596f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 78% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e596f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e596f2, #f296d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e596f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 242 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.48 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.62 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.63 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.05 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.13 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.39 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.83 #1a690d Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Violet
#e596f2  rgb(229, 150, 242)  hsl(292, 78%, 77%)  Violet
#a3f296  rgb(163, 242, 150)  hsl(112, 78%, 77%)  Light Green
#f2e596  rgb(242, 229, 150)  hsl(52, 78%, 77%)  Khaki
#96f2e5  rgb(150, 242, 229)  hsl(172, 78%, 77%)  Celeste