#E596FF

A color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family

#e596ff is a color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family: RGB(229, 150, 255), HSL(285°, 100%, 79%), CMYK(10%, 41%, 0%, 0%). Closest named color: violet. Contrast is 2.07:1 on white and 10.14:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#e596ff
RGBrgb(229 150 255)
RGB (legacy)rgb(229, 150, 255)
RGB %rgb(90% 59% 100%)
HSLhsl(285 100% 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 41%, 100%)
HWBhwb(285 59% 0%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 41%, 0%, 0%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(73.13 43.21 -40.47)
LCHlch(73.13 59.2 316.88)
OKLaboklab(0.7892 0.1215 -0.1116)
OKLCHoklch(0.7892 0.165 317.44)
Decimal15046399

Properties

Color TonePurple, Crimson, Magenta
Closest named colorviolet ΔE 4.6
Closest web-safe color#cc99ff
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)100% / 41%
Lightness (HSL)79%
Brightness or Value (HSV)100%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)73% / 68%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4569
Red / Green / Blue229 / 150 / 255

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.07:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
10.14:1
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 40.2 / -62.1 · As background with white / black text: Lc -44.8 / 63.7

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: #e596ff;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(78.92% 0.165 317.44);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(229 150 255 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#e596ff] text-[#e596ff] border-[#e596ff]">