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#E596FA

#e596fa ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e596fa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.4% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 287.4°, with 90.91% saturation and 78.43% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.4537

Complementary

  1. #e596fa
  2. #abfa96

Split complementary

  1. #e596fa
  2. #ddfa96
  3. #96fab3

Analogous

  1. #b396fa
  2. #e596fa
  3. #fa96dd

Triadic

  1. #e596fa
  2. #fae596
  3. #96fae5

Tetradic

  1. #e596fa
  2. #fa96ab
  3. #abfa96
  4. #96fae5

Square

  1. #e596fa
  2. #fab396
  3. #abfa96
  4. #96ddfa

Monochromatic

  1. #bd0bec
  2. #d34df7
  3. #e596fa
  4. #f7dffd
  5. #faecfe

Shades

#e596fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e596fa
  2. #ce87e1
  3. #b778c8
  4. #a069af
  5. #895a96
  6. #734b7d
  7. #5c3c64
  8. #452d4b
  9. #2e1e32
  10. #170f19
  11. #000000

Tints

#e596fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e596fa
  2. #e8a1fb
  3. #eaabfb
  4. #edb6fc
  5. #efc0fc
  6. #f2cbfd
  7. #f5d5fd
  8. #f7e0fe
  9. #faeafe
  10. #fcf5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e596fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e596fa
  2. #db94ee
  3. #d192e2
  4. #c78fd5
  5. #bd8dc9
  6. #b38bbd
  7. #a889b1
  8. #9e87a5
  9. #948498
  10. #8a828c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a9d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88aefe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb6f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6a2bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a5fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beaaf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e59ed8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e596fa {
  color: #e596fa;
}
Background
.bg-e596fa {
  background-color: #e596fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e596fa {
  border: 2px solid #e596fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e596fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 91% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e596fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e596fa, #fa96dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e596fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 250 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.81 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.51 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.83 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.90 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.73 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.83 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.29 #1a6905 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Violet
#e596fa  rgb(229, 150, 250)  hsl(287, 91%, 78%)  Violet
#abfa96  rgb(171, 250, 150)  hsl(107, 91%, 78%)  Pale Green
#fae596  rgb(250, 229, 150)  hsl(47, 91%, 78%)  Buff
#96fae5  rgb(150, 250, 229)  hsl(167, 91%, 78%)  Magic Mint