Recognised as Colour
#E596F8
- #E596F8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E596F8 is a violet with RGB values 229, 150, 248 and HSL 288°, 87%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E596F8#E596F8
HEX#E596F8
RGBrgb(229, 150, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.5882, 0.9725
RGB percentages89.8%, 58.8%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(288.4, 87.5%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 39.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK7.7%, 39.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,046,392
CSS custom property--colour: #E596F8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#1A6907
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9F896
Analogous#B496F8, #F896DA
Triadic#F8E596, #96F8E5
Split complementary#DAF896, #96F8B4
Tetradic#F8B496, #A9F896, #96DAF8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G150
B248
Red229 (89.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue288.37°
Saturation (HSL)87.5%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G 96 · B F8
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