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#DFC4DB

#dfc4db ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dfc4db 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, 76.86% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.11% magenta, 1.79% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 308.89°, with 29.67% saturation and 82.16% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6028

Complementary

  1. #dfc4db
  2. #c4dfc8

Split complementary

  1. #dfc4db
  2. #cedfc4
  3. #c4dfd6

Analogous

  1. #d6c4df
  2. #dfc4db
  3. #dfc4ce

Triadic

  1. #dfc4db
  2. #dbdfc4
  3. #c4dbdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfc4db
  2. #dfc8c4
  3. #c4dfc8
  4. #c4dbdf

Square

  1. #dfc4db
  2. #dfd6c4
  3. #c4dfc8
  4. #c4cedf

Monochromatic

  1. #a9619e
  2. #c492bd
  3. #dfc4db
  4. #f8f2f7
  5. #f8f2f7

Shades

#dfc4db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc4db
  2. #c9b0c5
  3. #b29daf
  4. #9c8999
  5. #867683
  6. #70626e
  7. #594e58
  8. #433b42
  9. #2d272c
  10. #161416
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc4db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc4db
  2. #e2cadf
  3. #e5d0e2
  4. #e9d6e6
  5. #ecdce9
  6. #efe2ed
  7. #f2e7f1
  8. #f5edf4
  9. #f9f3f8
  10. #fcf9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc4db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc4db
  2. #d6bdd2
  3. #ccb6c9
  4. #c3b0c0
  5. #b9a9b7
  6. #b0a2ae
  7. #a69ba4
  8. #9d949b
  9. #938e92
  10. #8a8789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c9d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3cadc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cdda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2c5cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfc7dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2cada ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c5d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc4db {
  color: #dfc4db;
}
Background
.bg-dfc4db {
  background-color: #dfc4db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc4db {
  border: 2px solid #dfc4db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc4db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 196 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 30% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc4db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc4db, #dfc4ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc4db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 196 219 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 1.61 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.18 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 9.08 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.45 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 10.04 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 10.21 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 10.57 #203b24 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Thistle
#dfc4db  rgb(223, 196, 219)  hsl(309, 30%, 82%)  Thistle
#c4dfc8  rgb(196, 223, 200)  hsl(129, 30%, 82%)  Tea Green
#dbdfc4  rgb(219, 223, 196)  hsl(69, 30%, 82%)  Beige
#c4dbdf  rgb(196, 219, 223)  hsl(189, 30%, 82%)  Pastel Blue