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#DFBBDA

#dfbbda ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dfbbda is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 73.33% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.14% magenta, 2.24% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 308.33°, with 36% saturation and 80.39% 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 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.5629

Complementary

  1. #dfbbda
  2. #bbdfc0

Split complementary

  1. #dfbbda
  2. #c8dfbb
  3. #bbdfd2

Analogous

  1. #d2bbdf
  2. #dfbbda
  3. #dfbbc8

Triadic

  1. #dfbbda
  2. #dadfbb
  3. #bbdadf

Tetradic

  1. #dfbbda
  2. #dfc0bb
  3. #bbdfc0
  4. #bbdadf

Square

  1. #dfbbda
  2. #dfd2bb
  3. #bbdfc0
  4. #bbc8df

Monochromatic

  1. #ae53a1
  2. #c787be
  3. #dfbbda
  4. #f7eff6
  5. #f8f1f7

Shades

#dfbbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbbda
  2. #c9a8c4
  3. #b296ae
  4. #9c8399
  5. #867083
  6. #705e6d
  7. #594b57
  8. #433841
  9. #2d252c
  10. #161316
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbbda
  2. #e2c2de
  3. #e5c9e1
  4. #e9cfe5
  5. #ecd6e9
  6. #efdded
  7. #f2e4f0
  8. #f5ebf4
  9. #f9f1f8
  10. #fcf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbbda
  2. #d6b5d1
  3. #ccafc8
  4. #c3a9bf
  5. #b9a3b6
  6. #b09ead
  7. #a698a4
  8. #9d929b
  9. #938c92
  10. #8a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c2ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac3db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c7d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2bdc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac0db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec3d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1bcce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbbda {
  color: #dfbbda;
}
Background
.bg-dfbbda {
  background-color: #dfbbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbbda {
  border: 2px solid #dfbbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 187 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbbda, #dfbbc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 187 218 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.35 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.71 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.36 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.85 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.16 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.87 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 9.99 #204425 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dfbbda  rgb(223, 187, 218)  hsl(308, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#bbdfc0  rgb(187, 223, 192)  hsl(128, 36%, 80%)  Celadon
#dadfbb  rgb(218, 223, 187)  hsl(68, 36%, 80%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#bbdadf  rgb(187, 218, 223)  hsl(188, 36%, 80%)  Light Blue