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#C5B2CD

#c5b2cd ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c5b2cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 69.8% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.9% cyan, 13.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 282.22°, with 21.26% saturation and 75.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.4812

Complementary

  1. #c5b2cd
  2. #bacdb2

Split complementary

  1. #c5b2cd
  2. #c8cdb2
  3. #b2cdb8

Analogous

  1. #b8b2cd
  2. #c5b2cd
  3. #cdb2c8

Triadic

  1. #c5b2cd
  2. #cdc5b2
  3. #b2cdc5

Tetradic

  1. #c5b2cd
  2. #cdb2ba
  3. #bacdb2
  4. #b2cdc5

Square

  1. #c5b2cd
  2. #cdb8b2
  3. #bacdb2
  4. #b2c8cd

Monochromatic

  1. #7d5b8b
  2. #a284af
  3. #c5b2cd
  4. #e8e0eb
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#c5b2cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5b2cd
  2. #b1a0b9
  3. #9e8ea4
  4. #8a7d90
  5. #766b7b
  6. #635967
  7. #4f4752
  8. #3b353e
  9. #272429
  10. #141215
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5b2cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5b2cd
  2. #cbbad2
  3. #d1c1d7
  4. #d6c9dc
  5. #dcd1e1
  6. #e2d9e6
  7. #e8e0eb
  8. #eee8f0
  9. #f3f0f5
  10. #f9f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5b2cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5b2cd
  2. #beadc5
  3. #b7a8be
  4. #b0a3b6
  5. #a99eae
  6. #a399a7
  7. #9c949f
  8. #958f97
  9. #8e8a8f
  10. #878588
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb6c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb7ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b9cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5b5bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b5ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab6cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b4c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5b2cd {
  color: #c5b2cd;
}
Background
.bg-c5b2cd {
  background-color: #c5b2cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5b2cd {
  border: 2px solid #c5b2cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5b2cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 178 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 21% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5b2cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5b2cd, #cdb2c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5b2cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 178 205 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.20 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.79 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.48 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.74 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.47 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.66 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.06 #3a4d32 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Thistle
#c5b2cd  rgb(197, 178, 205)  hsl(282, 21%, 75%)  Thistle
#bacdb2  rgb(186, 205, 178)  hsl(102, 21%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#cdc5b2  rgb(205, 197, 178)  hsl(42, 21%, 75%)  Bone
#b2cdc5  rgb(178, 205, 197)  hsl(162, 21%, 75%)  Opal