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#DFBDEC

#dfbdec ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfbdec is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 74.12% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.51% cyan, 19.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.4°, with 55.29% saturation and 83.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 6.36.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.5814

Complementary

  1. #dfbdec
  2. #caecbd

Split complementary

  1. #dfbdec
  2. #e1ecbd
  3. #bdecc7

Analogous

  1. #c7bdec
  2. #dfbdec
  3. #ecbde1

Triadic

  1. #dfbdec
  2. #ecdfbd
  3. #bdecdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfbdec
  2. #ecbdca
  3. #caecbd
  4. #bdecdf

Square

  1. #dfbdec
  2. #ecc7bd
  3. #caecbd
  4. #bde1ec

Monochromatic

  1. #a546ca
  2. #c282db
  3. #dfbdec
  4. #f7effa
  5. #f7effa

Shades

#dfbdec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbdec
  2. #c9aad4
  3. #b297bd
  4. #9c84a5
  5. #86718e
  6. #705f76
  7. #594c5e
  8. #433947
  9. #2d262f
  10. #161318
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbdec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbdec
  2. #e2c4ee
  3. #e5caf0
  4. #e9d1f2
  5. #ecd7f4
  6. #efdef6
  7. #f2e5f7
  8. #f5ebf9
  9. #f9f2fb
  10. #fcf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbdec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbdec
  2. #d6b7e1
  3. #ccb1d6
  4. #c3abcc
  5. #b9a5c1
  6. #b09fb6
  7. #a698ab
  8. #9d92a0
  9. #938c96
  10. #8a868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c4d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c6ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #becaea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfc2cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c3ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccc5eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfc0da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbdec {
  color: #dfbdec;
}
Background
.bg-dfbdec {
  background-color: #dfbdec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbdec {
  border: 2px solid #dfbdec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbdec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 189 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 55% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbdec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbdec, #ecbde1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbdec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 189 236 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.36 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.04 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.60 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.61 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.73 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.99 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.99 #204213 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dfbdec  rgb(223, 189, 236)  hsl(283, 55%, 83%)  Thistle
#caecbd  rgb(202, 236, 189)  hsl(103, 55%, 83%)  Tea Green
#ecdfbd  rgb(236, 223, 189)  hsl(43, 55%, 83%)  Pearl
#bdecdf  rgb(189, 236, 223)  hsl(163, 55%, 83%)  Pale Turquoise