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#CAB6CA

#cab6ca ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cab6ca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 71.37% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 15.87% saturation and 75.29% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5028

Complementary

  1. #cab6ca
  2. #b6cab6

Split complementary

  1. #cab6ca
  2. #c0cab6
  3. #b6cac0

Analogous

  1. #c0b6ca
  2. #cab6ca
  3. #cab6c0

Triadic

  1. #cab6ca
  2. #cacab6
  3. #b6caca

Tetradic

  1. #cab6ca
  2. #cab6b6
  3. #b6cab6
  4. #b6caca

Square

  1. #cab6ca
  2. #cac0b6
  3. #b6cab6
  4. #b6c0ca

Monochromatic

  1. #866186
  2. #aa8aaa
  3. #cab6ca
  4. #eae2ea
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#cab6ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab6ca
  2. #b6a4b6
  3. #a292a2
  4. #8d7f8d
  5. #796d79
  6. #655b65
  7. #514951
  8. #3d373d
  9. #282428
  10. #141214
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab6ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab6ca
  2. #cfbdcf
  3. #d5c5d5
  4. #daccda
  5. #dfd3df
  6. #e5dbe5
  7. #eae2ea
  8. #efe9ef
  9. #f4f0f4
  10. #faf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab6ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab6ca
  2. #c3b1c3
  3. #bbabbb
  4. #b4a6b4
  5. #aca0ac
  6. #a59ba5
  7. #9e969e
  8. #969096
  9. #8f8b8f
  10. #878587
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bac2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bbcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9bdc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb7bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beb9cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0baca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbb7c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab6ca {
  color: #cab6ca;
}
Background
.bg-cab6ca {
  background-color: #cab6ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab6ca {
  border: 2px solid #cab6ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab6ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 182 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 16% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab6ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab6ca, #cab6c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab6ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 182 202 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.47 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.44 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.70 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.10 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.81 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.94 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 11.72 #354935 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Thistle
#cab6ca  rgb(202, 182, 202)  hsl(300, 16%, 75%)  Thistle
#b6cab6  rgb(182, 202, 182)  hsl(120, 16%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#cacab6  rgb(202, 202, 182)  hsl(60, 16%, 75%)  Bone
#b6caca  rgb(182, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 16%, 75%)  Pastel Blue