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#C596EF closest to Dream Vapour

#C596EF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Dream Vapour. In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 58.8% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(197, 150, 239)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 74% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #C596EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.98:1.

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Variations of #C596EF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C596EF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C596EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C596EF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8EAAEC
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #84A8F2
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99A4F1
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8EAAEC
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1A4EE
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFA3B7
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C49CD8
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1A5BE

#C596EF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.34:1 Very poor#C596EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.98:1 Very good#C596EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C596EF in CSS

/* Dream Vapour */
.color { color: #C596EF; }
.background { background-color: #C596EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C596EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(197 150 239);
color: hsl(272 74% 76%);
color: oklch(0.750 0.133 307.7);

#C596EF FAQ

What color is #C596EF?

#C596EF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C596EF?

#C596EF is rgb(197, 150, 239) in RGB, hsl(272, 74%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 37%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C596EF?

The complementary color of #C596EF is #C0EF96, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C596EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C596EF: 8.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C596EF a warm or cool color?

#C596EF is a cool color.