#c596f4

Color #c596f4

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.55 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c596f4

RGB

rgb(197, 150, 244)

HSL

hsl(270, 81%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 38.5%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 38.5%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(69.62, 35.26, -40.55)

LCH

lch(69.62, 53.74, 311.01)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.1395, 306.31)

HWB

hwb(270, 58.8%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5f496

Analogous

#9696f4

#c596f4

#f496f4

Triadic

#c596f4

#f4c596

#96f4c5

Split-complementary

#c596f4

#f4f496

#96f496

Tetradic

#c596f4

#f496c5

#c5f496

#96f4c5

Square

#c596f4

#f49696

#c5f496

#96f4f4

Shades

Color #c596f4 mixed toward black.

#a45bee

#831fe8

#6313b2

#420c77

#21063b

Tints

Color #c596f4 mixed toward white.

#cfa8f6

#d8b9f8

#e2cbfa

#ecdcfb

#f5eefd

Tones

Color #c596f4 mixed toward gray.

#c59eec

#c5a6e4

#c5aedd

#c5b5d5

#c5bdcd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b2e2 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#b5b9dd · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#c3d2ce · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 24.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c596f4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c596f4]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c596f4 (#c596f4) is rgb(197, 150, 244) in RGB.

No, #c596f4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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