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#DFB8E4

#dfb8e4 ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dfb8e4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 72.16% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.19% cyan, 19.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 293.18°, with 44.9% saturation and 80.78% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 6.03.

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Relative luminance0.5557

Complementary

  1. #dfb8e4
  2. #bde4b8

Split complementary

  1. #dfb8e4
  2. #d3e4b8
  3. #b8e4c9

Analogous

  1. #c9b8e4
  2. #dfb8e4
  3. #e4b8d3

Triadic

  1. #dfb8e4
  2. #e4dfb8
  3. #b8e4df

Tetradic

  1. #dfb8e4
  2. #e4b8bd
  3. #bde4b8
  4. #b8e4df

Square

  1. #dfb8e4
  2. #e4c9b8
  3. #bde4b8
  4. #b8d3e4

Monochromatic

  1. #ad49ba
  2. #c681cf
  3. #dfb8e4
  4. #f8eff9
  5. #f8f0f9

Shades

#dfb8e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfb8e4
  2. #c9a6cd
  3. #b293b6
  4. #9c81a0
  5. #866e89
  6. #705c72
  7. #594a5b
  8. #433744
  9. #2d252e
  10. #161217
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfb8e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfb8e4
  2. #e2bfe7
  3. #e5c6e9
  4. #e9cdec
  5. #ecd4ef
  6. #efdcf2
  7. #f2e3f4
  8. #f5eaf7
  9. #f9f1fa
  10. #fcf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfb8e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfb8e4
  2. #d6b2da
  3. #ccadd0
  4. #c3a7c6
  5. #b9a2bc
  6. #b09cb2
  7. #a696a8
  8. #9d919e
  9. #938b94
  10. #8a868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c0d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c2e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc6e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1bcc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7bee5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbc1e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0bad3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfb8e4 {
  color: #dfb8e4;
}
Background
.bg-dfb8e4 {
  background-color: #dfb8e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfb8e4 {
  border: 2px solid #dfb8e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfb8e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 184 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 45% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfb8e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfb8e4, #e4b8d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfb8e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 184 228 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.03 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.22 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.62 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.17 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.74 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.40 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.44 #20471b Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dfb8e4  rgb(223, 184, 228)  hsl(293, 45%, 81%)  Thistle
#bde4b8  rgb(189, 228, 184)  hsl(113, 45%, 81%)  Celadon
#e4dfb8  rgb(228, 223, 184)  hsl(53, 45%, 81%)  Blond
#b8e4df  rgb(184, 228, 223)  hsl(173, 45%, 81%)  Pale Turquoise