Palettes / Colors / #E596F3

#E596F3 — Light Vivid Pink

#E596F3 is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #E596F3 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.

#E596F3 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4F396; it also sits naturally between #B696F3 and #F396D2. 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 90% · Green 59% · Blue 95%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E596F3

.text { color: #E596F3; }
.background { background-color: #E596F3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E596F3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 150, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 79%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E596F3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 150, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E596F3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 150, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E596F3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E596F3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4F396:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E596F3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E596F3

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 #E596F3 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 #E596F3 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

← #E596F2  ·  #E596F4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E596F3?

#E596F3 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 229, 150, 243). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E596F3?

#E596F3 is RGB 229, 150, 243 — HSL 291°, 79%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 38%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #E596F3?

Its complement is #A4F396; analogous partners are #B696F3 and #F396D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E596F3 for text?

Black text on #E596F3 has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.