#c596b9

Color #c596b9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.28 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c596b9

RGB

rgb(197, 150, 185)

HSL

hsl(315.3, 28.8%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315.3, 23.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 6.1%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(67.42, 23.35, -11.32)

LCH

lch(67.42, 25.95, 334.14)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0732, 335.71)

HWB

hwb(315.3, 58.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96c5a2

Analogous

#b996c5

#c596b9

#c596a1

Triadic

#c596b9

#b9c596

#96b9c5

Split-complementary

#c596b9

#a1c596

#96c5b9

Tetradic

#c596b9

#c5a296

#96c5a2

#96b9c5

Square

#c596b9

#c5b996

#96c5a2

#96a1c5

Shades

Color #c596b9 mixed toward black.

#b071a0

#955284

#703e63

#4a2942

#251521

Tints

Color #c596b9 mixed toward white.

#cfa7c5

#d8b9d0

#e2cadc

#ecdce8

#f5edf3

Tones

Color #c596b9 mixed toward gray.

#c19ab7

#bd9eb5

#b9a2b3

#b5a6b1

#b1a9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b2b1 · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b9af · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#c3abaa · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c596b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c596b9]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c596b9 (#c596b9) is rgb(197, 150, 185) in RGB.

No, #c596b9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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