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#DBBDE9

#dbbde9 ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dbbde9 is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 74.12% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.01% cyan, 18.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 280.91°, with 50% saturation and 82.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5734

Complementary

  1. #dbbde9
  2. #cbe9bd

Split complementary

  1. #dbbde9
  2. #e1e9bd
  3. #bde9c5

Analogous

  1. #c5bde9
  2. #dbbde9
  3. #e9bde1

Triadic

  1. #dbbde9
  2. #e9dbbd
  3. #bde9db

Tetradic

  1. #dbbde9
  2. #e9bdcb
  3. #cbe9bd
  4. #bde9db

Square

  1. #dbbde9
  2. #e9c5bd
  3. #cbe9bd
  4. #bde1e9

Monochromatic

  1. #9c4ac3
  2. #bc84d6
  3. #dbbde9
  4. #f7f0fa
  5. #f7f0fa

Shades

#dbbde9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbde9
  2. #c5aad2
  3. #af97ba
  4. #9984a3
  5. #83718c
  6. #6e5f75
  7. #584c5d
  8. #423946
  9. #2c262f
  10. #161317
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbde9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbde9
  2. #dfc4eb
  3. #e2caed
  4. #e6d1f0
  5. #e9d7f2
  6. #eddef4
  7. #f1e5f6
  8. #f4ebf8
  9. #f8f2fb
  10. #fbf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbde9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbde9
  2. #d2b7df
  3. #c9b1d4
  4. #c0abca
  5. #b7a5bf
  6. #ae9fb5
  7. #a498aa
  8. #9b92a0
  9. #928c95
  10. #89868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c3d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8c6eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec8e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dac2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c2ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac4e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbc0d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbde9 {
  color: #dbbde9;
}
Background
.bg-dbbde9 {
  background-color: #dbbde9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbde9 {
  border: 2px solid #dbbde9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbde9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 189 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 50% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbde9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbde9, #e9bde1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbde9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 189 233 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.56 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.38 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.77 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.30 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.10 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.49 #244216 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dbbde9  rgb(219, 189, 233)  hsl(281, 50%, 83%)  Thistle
#cbe9bd  rgb(203, 233, 189)  hsl(101, 50%, 83%)  Tea Green
#e9dbbd  rgb(233, 219, 189)  hsl(41, 50%, 83%)  Pearl
#bde9db  rgb(189, 233, 219)  hsl(161, 50%, 83%)  Pale Turquoise