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#CAB9CD

#cab9cd ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cab9cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 72.55% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 9.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 291°, with 16.67% saturation and 76.47% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.5166

Complementary

  1. #cab9cd
  2. #bccdb9

Split complementary

  1. #cab9cd
  2. #c6cdb9
  3. #b9cdc0

Analogous

  1. #c0b9cd
  2. #cab9cd
  3. #cdb9c6

Triadic

  1. #cab9cd
  2. #cdcab9
  3. #b9cdca

Tetradic

  1. #cab9cd
  2. #cdb9bc
  3. #bccdb9
  4. #b9cdca

Square

  1. #cab9cd
  2. #cdc0b9
  3. #bccdb9
  4. #b9c6cd

Monochromatic

  1. #84638a
  2. #a88cad
  3. #cab9cd
  4. #ece6ed
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#cab9cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab9cd
  2. #b6a7b9
  3. #a294a4
  4. #8d8290
  5. #796f7b
  6. #655d67
  7. #514a52
  8. #3d383e
  9. #282529
  10. #141315
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab9cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab9cd
  2. #cfc0d2
  3. #d5c7d7
  4. #dacedc
  5. #dfd5e1
  6. #e5dce6
  7. #eae3eb
  8. #efeaf0
  9. #f4f1f5
  10. #faf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab9cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab9cd
  2. #c3b3c5
  3. #bbaebe
  4. #b4a8b6
  5. #aca2ae
  6. #a59da7
  7. #9e979f
  8. #969197
  9. #8f8b8f
  10. #878688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bcc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbfcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbbbbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbbce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bdcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cabac5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab9cd {
  color: #cab9cd;
}
Background
.bg-cab9cd {
  background-color: #cab9cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab9cd {
  border: 2px solid #cab9cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab9cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 185 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 17% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab9cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab9cd, #cdb9c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab9cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 185 205 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.63 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.41 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.99 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.25 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.41 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 11.62 #354632 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Thistle
#cab9cd  rgb(202, 185, 205)  hsl(291, 17%, 76%)  Thistle
#bccdb9  rgb(188, 205, 185)  hsl(111, 17%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#cdcab9  rgb(205, 202, 185)  hsl(51, 17%, 76%)  Bone
#b9cdca  rgb(185, 205, 202)  hsl(171, 17%, 76%)  Opal