Recognised as Colour
#E596FF
- #E596FF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E596FF is a violet with RGB values 229, 150, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E596FF#E596FF
HEX#E596FF
RGBrgb(229, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages89.8%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(285.1, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK10.2%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,046,399
CSS custom property--colour: #E596FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#1A6900
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0FF96
Analogous#B096FF, #FF96E5
Triadic#FFE596, #96FFE5
Split complementary#E4FF96, #96FFB1
Tetradic#FFB196, #B0FF96, #96E5FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G150
B255
Red229 (89.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue285.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G 96 · B FF
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