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#DCBBDA

#dcbbda ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dcbbda is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 73.33% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 303.64°, with 32.04% saturation and 79.8% 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5582

Complementary

  1. #dcbbda
  2. #bbdcbd

Split complementary

  1. #dcbbda
  2. #c9dcbb
  3. #bbdccd

Analogous

  1. #cdbbdc
  2. #dcbbda
  3. #dcbbc9

Triadic

  1. #dcbbda
  2. #dadcbb
  3. #bbdadc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbbda
  2. #dcbdbb
  3. #bbdcbd
  4. #bbdadc

Square

  1. #dcbbda
  2. #dccdbb
  3. #bbdcbd
  4. #bbc9dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a856a3
  2. #c288bf
  3. #dcbbda
  4. #f6edf5
  5. #f8f2f8

Shades

#dcbbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbbda
  2. #c6a8c4
  3. #b096ae
  4. #9a8399
  5. #847083
  6. #6e5e6d
  7. #584b57
  8. #423841
  9. #2c252c
  10. #161316
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbbda
  2. #e0c2de
  3. #e3c9e1
  4. #e7cfe5
  5. #ead6e9
  6. #eedded
  7. #f1e4f0
  8. #f5ebf4
  9. #f8f1f8
  10. #fcf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbbda
  2. #d3b5d1
  3. #caafc8
  4. #c0a9bf
  5. #b7a3b6
  6. #ae9ead
  7. #a598a4
  8. #9c929b
  9. #928c92
  10. #898689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc1ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac2db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c6d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbdc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c0db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccc2d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #debcce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbbda {
  color: #dcbbda;
}
Background
.bg-dcbbda {
  background-color: #dcbbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbbda {
  border: 2px solid #dcbbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 187 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 32% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbbda, #dcbbc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 187 218 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 2.77 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.59 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.80 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.31 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.54 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.63 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.68 #234425 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dcbbda  rgb(220, 187, 218)  hsl(304, 32%, 80%)  Thistle
#bbdcbd  rgb(187, 220, 189)  hsl(124, 32%, 80%)  Celadon
#dadcbb  rgb(218, 220, 187)  hsl(64, 32%, 80%)  Beige
#bbdadc  rgb(187, 218, 220)  hsl(184, 32%, 80%)  Powder Blue