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#DDCCEC

#ddccec ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ddccec 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, 80% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.36% cyan, 13.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 271.88°, with 45.71% saturation and 86.27% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.6461

Complementary

  1. #ddccec
  2. #dbeccc

Split complementary

  1. #ddccec
  2. #ebeccc
  3. #cceccd

Analogous

  1. #cdccec
  2. #ddccec
  3. #eccceb

Triadic

  1. #ddccec
  2. #ecddcc
  3. #ccecdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddccec
  2. #ecccdb
  3. #dbeccc
  4. #ccecdd

Square

  1. #ddccec
  2. #eccdcc
  3. #dbeccc
  4. #ccebec

Monochromatic

  1. #935dc2
  2. #b894d7
  3. #ddccec
  4. #f5f0f9
  5. #f5f0f9

Shades

#ddccec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddccec
  2. #c7b8d4
  3. #b1a3bd
  4. #9b8fa5
  5. #857a8e
  6. #6f6676
  7. #58525e
  8. #423d47
  9. #2c292f
  10. #161418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddccec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddccec
  2. #e0d1ee
  3. #e4d6f0
  4. #e7dbf2
  5. #ebe0f4
  6. #eee6f6
  7. #f1ebf7
  8. #f5f0f9
  9. #f8f5fb
  10. #fcfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddccec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddccec
  2. #d4c4e1
  3. #cabdd6
  4. #c1b5cc
  5. #b8aec1
  6. #afa6b6
  7. #a59eab
  8. #9c97a0
  9. #938f96
  10. #89888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d0dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7d1ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd3eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbd0d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0cfed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2d0eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dccedf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddccec {
  color: #ddccec;
}
Background
.bg-ddccec {
  background-color: #ddccec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddccec {
  border: 2px solid #ddccec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddccec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 204 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 46% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddccec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddccec, #eccceb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddccec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 204 236 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.52 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.72 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.15 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.18 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.14 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 11.79 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 12.00 #223313 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Thistle
#ddccec  rgb(221, 204, 236)  hsl(272, 46%, 86%)  Thistle
#dbeccc  rgb(219, 236, 204)  hsl(92, 46%, 86%)  Tea Green
#ecddcc  rgb(236, 221, 204)  hsl(32, 46%, 86%)  Bone
#ccecdd  rgb(204, 236, 221)  hsl(152, 46%, 86%)  Honeydew