#E596EA

A color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family

#e596ea is a color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family: RGB(229, 150, 234), HSL(296°, 67%, 75%), CMYK(2%, 36%, 0%, 8%). Closest named color: plum. Contrast is 2.13:1 on white and 9.88:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#e596ea
RGBrgb(229 150 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(229, 150, 234)
RGB %rgb(90% 59% 92%)
HSLhsl(296 67% 75%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296, 36%, 92%)
HWBhwb(296 59% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 36%, 0%, 8%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(72.42 40.18 -30.17)
LCHlch(72.42 50.25 323.1)
OKLaboklab(0.7801 0.1171 -0.0827)
OKLCHoklch(0.7801 0.1434 324.76)
Decimal15046378

Properties

Color TonePurple, Crimson, Magenta
Closest named colorplum ΔE 3.6
Closest web-safe color#cc99ff
Hue296°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)67% / 36%
Lightness (HSL)75%
Brightness or Value (HSV)92%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)72% / 68%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4441
Red / Green / Blue229 / 150 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.13:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
9.88:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 41.5 / -60.8 · As background with white / black text: Lc -46.1 / 62.5

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #e596ea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(78.01% 0.1434 324.76);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(229 150 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#e596ea] text-[#e596ea] border-[#e596ea]">