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#CEAEC8

#ceaec8 ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ceaec8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 68.24% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.53% magenta, 2.91% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 311.25°, with 24.62% saturation and 74.51% 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 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.4756

Complementary

  1. #ceaec8
  2. #aeceb4

Split complementary

  1. #ceaec8
  2. #b8ceae
  3. #aecec4

Analogous

  1. #c4aece
  2. #ceaec8
  3. #ceaeb8

Triadic

  1. #ceaec8
  2. #c8ceae
  3. #aec8ce

Tetradic

  1. #ceaec8
  2. #ceb4ae
  3. #aeceb4
  4. #aec8ce

Square

  1. #ceaec8
  2. #cec4ae
  3. #aeceb4
  4. #aeb8ce

Monochromatic

  1. #8d5683
  2. #b17ea8
  3. #ceaec8
  4. #ebdee8
  5. #f7f2f6

Shades

#ceaec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ceaec8
  2. #b99db4
  3. #a58ba0
  4. #907a8c
  5. #7c6878
  6. #675764
  7. #524650
  8. #3e343c
  9. #292328
  10. #151114
  11. #000000

Tints

#ceaec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ceaec8
  2. #d3b6ce
  3. #d8bed3
  4. #ddc6d9
  5. #e2cede
  6. #e7d7e4
  7. #ebdfe9
  8. #f0e7ef
  9. #f5eff4
  10. #faf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ceaec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ceaec8
  2. #c6a9c1
  3. #bea5ba
  4. #b7a0b2
  5. #af9cab
  6. #a797a4
  7. #9f929d
  8. #978e96
  9. #90898e
  10. #888587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1b4be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb5c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b9c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1afb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb2c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb5c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0afbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ceaec8 {
  color: #ceaec8;
}
Background
.bg-ceaec8 {
  background-color: #ceaec8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ceaec8 {
  border: 2px solid #ceaec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ceaec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 174 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 25% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ceaec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ceaec8, #ceaeb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ceaec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 174 200 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.48 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.55 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.22 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.99 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.00 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.37 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.44 #315137 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Thistle
#ceaec8  rgb(206, 174, 200)  hsl(311, 25%, 75%)  Thistle
#aeceb4  rgb(174, 206, 180)  hsl(131, 25%, 75%)  Opal
#c8ceae  rgb(200, 206, 174)  hsl(71, 25%, 75%)  Sage
#aec8ce  rgb(174, 200, 206)  hsl(191, 25%, 75%)  Pastel Blue