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#CDBBCB

#cdbbcb ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cdbbcb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 73.33% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 306.67°, with 15.25% saturation and 76.86% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5283

Complementary

  1. #cdbbcb
  2. #bbcdbd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbbcb
  2. #c2cdbb
  3. #bbcdc6

Analogous

  1. #c6bbcd
  2. #cdbbcb
  3. #cdbbc2

Triadic

  1. #cdbbcb
  2. #cbcdbb
  3. #bbcbcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbbcb
  2. #cdbdbb
  3. #bbcdbd
  4. #bbcbcd

Square

  1. #cdbbcb
  2. #cdc6bb
  3. #bbcdbd
  4. #bbc2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #8a6586
  2. #ad8fa9
  3. #cdbbcb
  4. #ede7ed
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#cdbbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbbcb
  2. #b9a8b7
  3. #a496a2
  4. #90838e
  5. #7b707a
  6. #675e66
  7. #524b51
  8. #3e383d
  9. #292529
  10. #151314
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbbcb
  2. #d2c2d0
  3. #d7c9d5
  4. #dccfdb
  5. #e1d6e0
  6. #e6dde5
  7. #ebe4ea
  8. #f0ebef
  9. #f5f1f5
  10. #faf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbbcb
  2. #c5b5c4
  3. #beafbc
  4. #b6a9b5
  5. #aea3ad
  6. #a79ea6
  7. #9f989e
  8. #979297
  9. #8f8c8f
  10. #888688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babfcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec1ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfbcc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2bdcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4bfcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cebcc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbbcb {
  color: #cdbbcb;
}
Background
.bg-cdbbcb {
  background-color: #cdbbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbbcb {
  border: 2px solid #cdbbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 187 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbbcb, #cdbbc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 187 203 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.10 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.25 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.07 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.22 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.86 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.01 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 10.36 #324434 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Thistle
#cdbbcb  rgb(205, 187, 203)  hsl(307, 15%, 77%)  Thistle
#bbcdbd  rgb(187, 205, 189)  hsl(127, 15%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#cbcdbb  rgb(203, 205, 187)  hsl(67, 15%, 77%)  Bone
#bbcbcd  rgb(187, 203, 205)  hsl(187, 15%, 77%)  Pastel Blue