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#D8B6D8

#d8b6d8 ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d8b6d8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 71.37% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 30.36% saturation and 78.04% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5301

Complementary

  1. #d8b6d8
  2. #b6d8b6

Split complementary

  1. #d8b6d8
  2. #c7d8b6
  3. #b6d8c7

Analogous

  1. #c7b6d8
  2. #d8b6d8
  3. #d8b6c7

Triadic

  1. #d8b6d8
  2. #d8d8b6
  3. #b6d8d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8b6d8
  2. #d8b6b6
  3. #b6d8b6
  4. #b6d8d8

Square

  1. #d8b6d8
  2. #d8c7b6
  3. #b6d8b6
  4. #b6c7d8

Monochromatic

  1. #a055a0
  2. #bd84bd
  3. #d8b6d8
  4. #f3e8f3
  5. #f8f2f8

Shades

#d8b6d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8b6d8
  2. #c2a4c2
  3. #ad92ad
  4. #977f97
  5. #826d82
  6. #6c5b6c
  7. #564956
  8. #413741
  9. #2b242b
  10. #161216
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8b6d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8b6d8
  2. #dcbddc
  3. #e0c5e0
  4. #e4cce4
  5. #e8d3e8
  6. #ecdbec
  7. #efe2ef
  8. #f3e9f3
  9. #f7f0f7
  10. #fbf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8b6d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8b6d8
  2. #cfb1cf
  3. #c6abc6
  4. #bea6be
  5. #b5a0b5
  6. #ac9bac
  7. #a396a3
  8. #9a909a
  9. #928b92
  10. #898589
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabcca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bed9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbc2d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab9c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bbd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bdd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9b8cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8b6d8 {
  color: #d8b6d8;
}
Background
.bg-d8b6d8 {
  background-color: #d8b6d8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8b6d8 {
  border: 2px solid #d8b6d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8b6d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 182 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 30% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8b6d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8b6d8, #d8b6c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8b6d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 182 216 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.83 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.23 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.08 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.28 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.75 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.92 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.67 #274927 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Thistle
#d8b6d8  rgb(216, 182, 216)  hsl(300, 30%, 78%)  Thistle
#b6d8b6  rgb(182, 216, 182)  hsl(120, 30%, 78%)  Celadon
#d8d8b6  rgb(216, 216, 182)  hsl(60, 30%, 78%)  Pearl
#b6d8d8  rgb(182, 216, 216)  hsl(180, 30%, 78%)  Powder Blue