Palettes / Colors / #C596DF

#C596DF — Light Muted Purple

#C596DF 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 #C596DF 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.

#C596DF 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 #AFDF96; it also sits naturally between #A196DF and #DF96D4. 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 87%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C596DF

.text { color: #C596DF; }
.background { background-color: #C596DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C596DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 150, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 53%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C596DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 150, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C596DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 150, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C596DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C596DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDF96:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C596DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C596DF

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 #C596DF 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 #C596DF 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 #C596DF?

#C596DF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 197, 150, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C596DF?

#C596DF is RGB 197, 150, 223 — HSL 279°, 53%, 73% — CMYK 12%, 33%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #C596DF?

Its complement is #AFDF96; analogous partners are #A196DF and #DF96D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C596DF for text?

Black text on #C596DF has a contrast ratio of 8.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.