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#DEC5E2

#dec5e2 ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dec5e2 is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 77.25% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.77% cyan, 12.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 291.72°, with 33.33% saturation and 82.94% 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 13.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6095

Complementary

  1. #dec5e2
  2. #c9e2c5

Split complementary

  1. #dec5e2
  2. #d7e2c5
  3. #c5e2cf

Analogous

  1. #cfc5e2
  2. #dec5e2
  3. #e2c5d7

Triadic

  1. #dec5e2
  2. #e2dec5
  3. #c5e2de

Tetradic

  1. #dec5e2
  2. #e2c5c9
  3. #c9e2c5
  4. #c5e2de

Square

  1. #dec5e2
  2. #e2cfc5
  3. #c9e2c5
  4. #c5d7e2

Monochromatic

  1. #a45faf
  2. #c192c8
  3. #dec5e2
  4. #f7f1f8
  5. #f7f1f8

Shades

#dec5e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec5e2
  2. #c8b1cb
  3. #b29eb5
  4. #9b8a9e
  5. #857688
  6. #6f6371
  7. #594f5a
  8. #433b44
  9. #2c272d
  10. #161417
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec5e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec5e2
  2. #e1cbe5
  3. #e5d1e8
  4. #e8d6eb
  5. #ebdcee
  6. #efe2f1
  7. #f2e8f3
  8. #f5eef6
  9. #f8f3f9
  10. #fcf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec5e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec5e2
  2. #d5bed8
  3. #cbb7ce
  4. #c2b0c5
  5. #b8a9bb
  6. #afa3b1
  7. #a69ca7
  8. #9c959d
  9. #938e94
  10. #89878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cad6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3cbe3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8cee1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfc8cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec9e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1cae1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfc7d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec5e2 {
  color: #dec5e2;
}
Background
.bg-dec5e2 {
  background-color: #dec5e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec5e2 {
  border: 2px solid #dec5e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec5e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 197 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 33% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec5e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec5e2, #e2c5d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec5e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 197 226 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 2.00 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.36 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.13 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 10.64 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 10.69 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.97 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.48 #213a1d Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Thistle
#dec5e2  rgb(222, 197, 226)  hsl(292, 33%, 83%)  Thistle
#c9e2c5  rgb(201, 226, 197)  hsl(112, 33%, 83%)  Tea Green
#e2dec5  rgb(226, 222, 197)  hsl(52, 33%, 83%)  Pearl
#c5e2de  rgb(197, 226, 222)  hsl(172, 33%, 83%)  Powder Blue