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#DCBDEA

#dcbdea ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcbdea is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.12% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.98% cyan, 19.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 281.33°, with 51.72% saturation and 82.94% 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 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.5755

Complementary

  1. #dcbdea
  2. #cbeabd

Split complementary

  1. #dcbdea
  2. #e1eabd
  3. #bdeac5

Analogous

  1. #c5bdea
  2. #dcbdea
  3. #eabde1

Triadic

  1. #dcbdea
  2. #eadcbd
  3. #bdeadc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbdea
  2. #eabdcb
  3. #cbeabd
  4. #bdeadc

Square

  1. #dcbdea
  2. #eac5bd
  3. #cbeabd
  4. #bde1ea

Monochromatic

  1. #9e49c5
  2. #bd83d8
  3. #dcbdea
  4. #f7f0fa
  5. #f7f0fa

Shades

#dcbdea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbdea
  2. #c6aad3
  3. #b097bb
  4. #9a84a4
  5. #84718c
  6. #6e5f75
  7. #584c5e
  8. #423946
  9. #2c262f
  10. #161317
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbdea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbdea
  2. #e0c4ec
  3. #e3caee
  4. #e7d1f0
  5. #ead7f2
  6. #eedef5
  7. #f1e5f7
  8. #f5ebf9
  9. #f8f2fb
  10. #fcf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbdea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbdea
  2. #d3b7df
  3. #cab1d5
  4. #c0abca
  5. #b7a5c0
  6. #ae9fb5
  7. #a598aa
  8. #9c92a0
  9. #928c95
  10. #89868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c3d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c6ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec9e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcc2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c2eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbc4e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcc0d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbdea {
  color: #dcbdea;
}
Background
.bg-dcbdea {
  background-color: #dcbdea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbdea {
  border: 2px solid #dcbdea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbdea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 189 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 52% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbdea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbdea, #eabde1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbdea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 189 234 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.82 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.45 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.48 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.69 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.13 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.37 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.58 #234215 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dcbdea  rgb(220, 189, 234)  hsl(281, 52%, 83%)  Thistle
#cbeabd  rgb(203, 234, 189)  hsl(101, 52%, 83%)  Tea Green
#eadcbd  rgb(234, 220, 189)  hsl(41, 52%, 83%)  Pearl
#bdeadc  rgb(189, 234, 220)  hsl(161, 52%, 83%)  Pale Turquoise