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#DBC8E2

#dbc8e2 ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dbc8e2 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, 78.43% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.1% cyan, 11.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.85°, with 30.95% saturation and 83.53% 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 13.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6186

Complementary

  1. #dbc8e2
  2. #cfe2c8

Split complementary

  1. #dbc8e2
  2. #dce2c8
  3. #c8e2ce

Analogous

  1. #cec8e2
  2. #dbc8e2
  3. #e2c8dc

Triadic

  1. #dbc8e2
  2. #e2dbc8
  3. #c8e2db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc8e2
  2. #e2c8cf
  3. #cfe2c8
  4. #c8e2db

Square

  1. #dbc8e2
  2. #e2cec8
  3. #cfe2c8
  4. #c8dce2

Monochromatic

  1. #9964ad
  2. #ba96c8
  3. #dbc8e2
  4. #f6f2f8
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#dbc8e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc8e2
  2. #c5b4cb
  3. #afa0b5
  4. #998c9e
  5. #837888
  6. #6e6471
  7. #58505a
  8. #423c44
  9. #2c282d
  10. #161417
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc8e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc8e2
  2. #dfcee5
  3. #e2d3e8
  4. #e6d9eb
  5. #e9deee
  6. #ede4f1
  7. #f1e9f3
  8. #f4eff6
  9. #f8f4f9
  10. #fbfafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc8e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc8e2
  2. #d2c1d8
  3. #c9bace
  4. #c0b2c5
  5. #b7abbb
  6. #aea4b1
  7. #a49da7
  8. #9b969d
  9. #928e94
  10. #89878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3ccd6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5cde3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cfe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbcbd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cecbe3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0cce1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbcad8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc8e2 {
  color: #dbc8e2;
}
Background
.bg-dbc8e2 {
  background-color: #dbc8e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc8e2 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc8e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc8e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 200 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 31% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc8e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc8e2, #e2c8dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc8e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 200 226 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 2.73 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 3.42 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.69 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.96 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 10.34 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.44 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.20 #24371d Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Thistle
#dbc8e2  rgb(219, 200, 226)  hsl(284, 31%, 84%)  Thistle
#cfe2c8  rgb(207, 226, 200)  hsl(104, 31%, 84%)  Tea Green
#e2dbc8  rgb(226, 219, 200)  hsl(44, 31%, 84%)  Bone
#c8e2db  rgb(200, 226, 219)  hsl(164, 31%, 84%)  Light Cyan