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#DDCAEB

#ddcaeb ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ddcaeb is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 79.22% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.96% cyan, 14.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 274.55°, with 45.21% saturation and 85.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6361

Complementary

  1. #ddcaeb
  2. #d8ebca

Split complementary

  1. #ddcaeb
  2. #e9ebca
  3. #caebcd

Analogous

  1. #cdcaeb
  2. #ddcaeb
  3. #ebcae9

Triadic

  1. #ddcaeb
  2. #ebddca
  3. #caebdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcaeb
  2. #ebcad8
  3. #d8ebca
  4. #caebdd

Square

  1. #ddcaeb
  2. #ebcdca
  3. #d8ebca
  4. #cae9eb

Monochromatic

  1. #965bc1
  2. #b992d6
  3. #ddcaeb
  4. #f5f0f9
  5. #f5f0f9

Shades

#ddcaeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcaeb
  2. #c7b6d4
  3. #b1a2bc
  4. #9b8da5
  5. #85798d
  6. #6f6576
  7. #58515e
  8. #423d47
  9. #2c282f
  10. #161418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcaeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcaeb
  2. #e0cfed
  3. #e4d5ef
  4. #e7daf1
  5. #ebdff3
  6. #eee5f5
  7. #f1eaf7
  8. #f5eff9
  9. #f8f4fb
  10. #fcfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcaeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcaeb
  2. #d4c3e0
  3. #cabbd6
  4. #c1b4cb
  5. #b8acc0
  6. #afa5b6
  7. #a59eab
  8. #9c96a0
  9. #938f95
  10. #89878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6cedc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d0ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9d1ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcced5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfceec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1ceea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcccde ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcaeb {
  color: #ddcaeb;
}
Background
.bg-ddcaeb {
  background-color: #ddcaeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcaeb {
  border: 2px solid #ddcaeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcaeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 202 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 45% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcaeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcaeb, #ebcae9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcaeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 202 235 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.13 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.16 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.39 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.92 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.50 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.86 #223514 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Thistle
#ddcaeb  rgb(221, 202, 235)  hsl(275, 45%, 86%)  Thistle
#d8ebca  rgb(216, 235, 202)  hsl(95, 45%, 86%)  Tea Green
#ebddca  rgb(235, 221, 202)  hsl(35, 45%, 86%)  Bone
#caebdd  rgb(202, 235, 221)  hsl(155, 45%, 86%)  Honeydew