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#dfbcdc ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dfbcdc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 73.73% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.7% magenta, 1.35% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 305.14°, with 35.35% saturation and 80.59% 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 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.5682

Complementary

  1. #dfbcdc
  2. #bcdfbf

Split complementary

  1. #dfbcdc
  2. #cbdfbc
  3. #bcdfd1

Analogous

  1. #d1bcdf
  2. #dfbcdc
  3. #dfbccb

Triadic

  1. #dfbcdc
  2. #dcdfbc
  3. #bcdcdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfbcdc
  2. #dfbfbc
  3. #bcdfbf
  4. #bcdcdf

Square

  1. #dfbcdc
  2. #dfd1bc
  3. #bcdfbf
  4. #bccbdf

Monochromatic

  1. #ae54a6
  2. #c688c1
  3. #dfbcdc
  4. #f8f0f7
  5. #f8f1f8

Shades

#dfbcdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbcdc
  2. #c9a9c6
  3. #b296b0
  4. #9c849a
  5. #867184
  6. #705e6e
  7. #594b58
  8. #433842
  9. #2d262c
  10. #161316
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbcdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbcdc
  2. #e2c3e0
  3. #e5c9e3
  4. #e9d0e7
  5. #ecd7ea
  6. #efdeee
  7. #f2e4f1
  8. #f5ebf5
  9. #f9f2f8
  10. #fcf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbcdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbcdc
  2. #d6b6d3
  3. #ccb0ca
  4. #c3aac0
  5. #b9a4b7
  6. #b09eae
  7. #a698a5
  8. #9d929c
  9. #938c92
  10. #8a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c2cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc4dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c8db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2bec7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac1dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec3db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1bdd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbcdc {
  color: #dfbcdc;
}
Background
.bg-dfbcdc {
  background-color: #dfbcdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbcdc {
  border: 2px solid #dfbcdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbcdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 188 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 35% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbcdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbcdc, #dfbccb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbcdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 188 220 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.27 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.83 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.20 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.15 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.25 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.74 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.21 #204323 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dfbcdc  rgb(223, 188, 220)  hsl(305, 35%, 81%)  Thistle
#bcdfbf  rgb(188, 223, 191)  hsl(125, 35%, 81%)  Celadon
#dcdfbc  rgb(220, 223, 188)  hsl(65, 35%, 81%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#bcdcdf  rgb(188, 220, 223)  hsl(185, 35%, 81%)  Powder Blue