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#DFCAEF

#dfcaef ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfcaef is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 79.22% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.69% cyan, 15.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 274.05°, with 53.62% saturation and 86.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6416

Complementary

  1. #dfcaef
  2. #daefca

Split complementary

  1. #dfcaef
  2. #edefca
  3. #caefcc

Analogous

  1. #cccaef
  2. #dfcaef
  3. #efcaed

Triadic

  1. #dfcaef
  2. #efdfca
  3. #caefdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcaef
  2. #efcada
  3. #daefca
  4. #caefdf

Square

  1. #dfcaef
  2. #efccca
  3. #daefca
  4. #caedef

Monochromatic

  1. #9854cc
  2. #bc8fdd
  3. #dfcaef
  4. #f6effa
  5. #f6effa

Shades

#dfcaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcaef
  2. #c9b6d7
  3. #b2a2bf
  4. #9c8da7
  5. #86798f
  6. #706578
  7. #595160
  8. #433d48
  9. #2d2830
  10. #161418
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcaef
  2. #e2cff1
  3. #e5d5f2
  4. #e9daf4
  5. #ecdff5
  6. #efe5f7
  7. #f2eaf9
  8. #f5effa
  9. #f9f4fc
  10. #fcfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcaef
  2. #d6c3e4
  3. #ccbbd9
  4. #c3b4ce
  5. #b9acc3
  6. #b0a5b8
  7. #a69eac
  8. #9d96a1
  9. #938f96
  10. #8a878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cfde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5d1f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9d2ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deced6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0cef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2cfee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #decde1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcaef {
  color: #dfcaef;
}
Background
.bg-dfcaef {
  background-color: #dfcaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcaef {
  border: 2px solid #dfcaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 202 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 54% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcaef, #efcaed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 202 239 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.83 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.40 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.10 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.36 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.50 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.66 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.26 #203510 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dfcaef  rgb(223, 202, 239)  hsl(274, 54%, 86%)  Thistle
#daefca  rgb(218, 239, 202)  hsl(94, 54%, 86%)  Tea Green
#efdfca  rgb(239, 223, 202)  hsl(34, 54%, 86%)  Champagne
#caefdf  rgb(202, 239, 223)  hsl(154, 54%, 86%)  Magic Mint