Palettes / Colors / #C596DB

#C596DB — Light Muted Purple

#C596DB is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #C596DB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C596DB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ABDB95; it also sits naturally between #A195DB and #DB95CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 59% · Blue 86%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C596DB

.text { color: #C596DB; }
.background { background-color: #C596DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C596DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 150, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 49%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C596DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 150, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C596DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 150, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C596DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C596DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABDB95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C596DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C596DB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C596DB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C596DB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C596DB?

#C596DB is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 197, 150, 219). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C596DB?

#C596DB is RGB 197, 150, 219 — HSL 281°, 49%, 72% — CMYK 10%, 32%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #C596DB?

Its complement is #ABDB95; analogous partners are #A195DB and #DB95CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C596DB for text?

Black text on #C596DB has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.