Recognised as Colour
#E596E2
- #E596E2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E596E2 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 150, 226 and HSL 302°, 60%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E596E2#E596E2
HEX#E596E2
RGBrgb(229, 150, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.5882, 0.8863
RGB percentages89.8%, 58.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(302.3, 60.3%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.3, 34.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 1.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,046,370
CSS custom property--colour: #E596E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#1A691D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96E599
Analogous#C096E5, #E596BB
Triadic#E2E596, #96E2E5
Split complementary#BBE596, #96E5C0
Tetradic#E5C196, #96E599, #96BBE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G150
B226
Red229 (89.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue302.28°
Saturation (HSL)60.31%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 96 · B E2
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