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#CAB5CC

#cab5cc ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cab5cc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 70.98% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 11.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 294.78°, with 18.4% saturation and 75.49% 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 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4996

Complementary

  1. #cab5cc
  2. #b7ccb5

Split complementary

  1. #cab5cc
  2. #c3ccb5
  3. #b5ccbe

Analogous

  1. #beb5cc
  2. #cab5cc
  3. #ccb5c3

Triadic

  1. #cab5cc
  2. #cccab5
  3. #b5ccca

Tetradic

  1. #cab5cc
  2. #ccb5b7
  3. #b7ccb5
  4. #b5ccca

Square

  1. #cab5cc
  2. #ccbeb5
  3. #b7ccb5
  4. #b5c3cc

Monochromatic

  1. #865f89
  2. #aa88ad
  3. #cab5cc
  4. #eae2eb
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#cab5cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab5cc
  2. #b6a3b8
  3. #a291a3
  4. #8d7f8f
  5. #796d7a
  6. #655b66
  7. #514852
  8. #3d363d
  9. #282429
  10. #141214
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab5cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab5cc
  2. #cfbcd1
  3. #d5c4d6
  4. #dacbdb
  5. #dfd3e0
  6. #e5dae6
  7. #eae1eb
  8. #efe9f0
  9. #f4f0f5
  10. #faf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab5cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab5cc
  2. #c3b0c4
  3. #bbaabd
  4. #b4a5b5
  5. #aca0ae
  6. #a59ba6
  7. #9e959e
  8. #969097
  9. #8f8b8f
  10. #878588
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1b9c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bacd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb7bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb8cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb9cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbb6c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab5cc {
  color: #cab5cc;
}
Background
.bg-cab5cc {
  background-color: #cab5cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab5cc {
  border: 2px solid #cab5cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab5cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 181 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 18% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab5cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab5cc, #ccb5c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab5cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 181 204 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.12 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.89 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.44 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.19 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.86 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.87 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.91 #354a33 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Thistle
#cab5cc  rgb(202, 181, 204)  hsl(295, 18%, 75%)  Thistle
#b7ccb5  rgb(183, 204, 181)  hsl(115, 18%, 75%)  Opal
#cccab5  rgb(204, 202, 181)  hsl(55, 18%, 75%)  Bone
#b5ccca  rgb(181, 204, 202)  hsl(175, 18%, 75%)  Opal