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#C4B2BF

#c4b2bf ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c4b2bf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 69.8% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.18% magenta, 2.55% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 316.67°, with 13.24% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 6.2.

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Relative luminance0.4734

Complementary

  1. #c4b2bf
  2. #b2c4b7

Split complementary

  1. #c4b2bf
  2. #b6c4b2
  3. #b2c4c0

Analogous

  1. #c0b2c4
  2. #c4b2bf
  3. #c4b2b6

Triadic

  1. #c4b2bf
  2. #bfc4b2
  3. #b2bfc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4b2bf
  2. #c4b7b2
  3. #b2c4b7
  4. #b2bfc4

Square

  1. #c4b2bf
  2. #c4c0b2
  3. #b2c4b7
  4. #b2b6c4

Monochromatic

  1. #7d6075
  2. #a3879b
  3. #c4b2bf
  4. #e5dde3
  5. #f6f3f5

Shades

#c4b2bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4b2bf
  2. #b0a0ac
  3. #9d8e99
  4. #897d86
  5. #766b73
  6. #625960
  7. #4e474c
  8. #3b3539
  9. #272426
  10. #141213
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4b2bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4b2bf
  2. #cabac5
  3. #d0c1cc
  4. #d6c9d2
  5. #dcd1d9
  6. #e2d9df
  7. #e7e0e5
  8. #ede8ec
  9. #f3f0f2
  10. #f9f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4b2bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4b2bf
  2. #bdadb9
  3. #b6a8b2
  4. #b0a3ac
  5. #a99ea6
  6. #a299a0
  7. #9b9499
  8. #948f93
  9. #8e8a8d
  10. #878586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb5ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b6c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b8be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6b3b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bab4bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb6bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b2ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4b2bf {
  color: #c4b2bf;
}
Background
.bg-c4b2bf {
  background-color: #c4b2bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4b2bf {
  border: 2px solid #c4b2bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4b2bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 178 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 13% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4b2bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4b2bf, #c4b2b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4b2bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 178 191 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.20 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.26 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.59 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.68 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.62 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.89 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.78 #3b4d40 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Thistle
#c4b2bf  rgb(196, 178, 191)  hsl(317, 13%, 73%)  Thistle
#b2c4b7  rgb(178, 196, 183)  hsl(137, 13%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#bfc4b2  rgb(191, 196, 178)  hsl(77, 13%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#b2bfc4  rgb(178, 191, 196)  hsl(197, 13%, 73%)  Pastel Blue