#c596ea

Color #c596ea

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.37 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c596ea

RGB

rgb(197, 150, 234)

HSL

hsl(273.6, 66.7%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.6, 35.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 35.9%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(69.2, 33.07, -35.73)

LCH

lch(69.2, 48.69, 312.79)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.1273, 309.23)

HWB

hwb(273.6, 58.8%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbea96

Analogous

#9b96ea

#c596ea

#ea96e5

Triadic

#c596ea

#eac596

#96eac5

Split-complementary

#c596ea

#e5ea96

#96ea9b

Tetradic

#c596ea

#ea96bb

#bbea96

#96eac5

Square

#c596ea

#ea9b96

#bbea96

#96e5ea

Shades

Color #c596ea mixed toward black.

#a861df

#8a2bd5

#6820a0

#45156b

#230b35

Tints

Color #c596ea mixed toward white.

#cfa8ee

#d8b9f1

#e2cbf5

#ecdcf8

#f5eefc

Tones

Color #c596ea mixed toward gray.

#c49de3

#c3a4dc

#c3abd5

#c2b2ce

#c1b9c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b2d9 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b9d5 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#c3cbc8 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c596ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c596ea]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c596ea (#c596ea) is rgb(197, 150, 234) in RGB.

No, #c596ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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