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#DFCDEE

#dfcdee ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfcdee 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, 80.39% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.3% cyan, 13.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 272.73°, with 49.25% saturation and 86.86% 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 14.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6552

Complementary

  1. #dfcdee
  2. #dceecd

Split complementary

  1. #dfcdee
  2. #eceecd
  3. #cdeece

Analogous

  1. #cecdee
  2. #dfcdee
  3. #eecdec

Triadic

  1. #dfcdee
  2. #eedfcd
  3. #cdeedf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcdee
  2. #eecddc
  3. #dceecd
  4. #cdeedf

Square

  1. #dfcdee
  2. #eececd
  3. #dceecd
  4. #cdecee

Monochromatic

  1. #965bc7
  2. #ba94db
  3. #dfcdee
  4. #f5f0fa
  5. #f5f0fa

Shades

#dfcdee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcdee
  2. #c9b9d6
  3. #b2a4be
  4. #9c90a7
  5. #867b8f
  6. #706777
  7. #59525f
  8. #433e47
  9. #2d2930
  10. #161518
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcdee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcdee
  2. #e2d2f0
  3. #e5d7f1
  4. #e9dcf3
  5. #ece1f5
  6. #efe6f7
  7. #f2ebf8
  8. #f5f0fa
  9. #f9f5fc
  10. #fcfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcdee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcdee
  2. #d6c5e3
  3. #ccbed8
  4. #c3b6cd
  5. #b9aec2
  6. #b0a7b7
  7. #a69fac
  8. #9d97a1
  9. #938f96
  10. #8a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d1df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8d3ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccd4ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ded1d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d0ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d1ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #decfe1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcdee {
  color: #dfcdee;
}
Background
.bg-dfcdee {
  background-color: #dfcdee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcdee {
  border: 2px solid #dfcdee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcdee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 49% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcdee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcdee, #eecdec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcdee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 238 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.71 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.15 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.19 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.35 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.22 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.81 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 11.83 #203211 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dfcdee  rgb(223, 205, 238)  hsl(273, 49%, 87%)  Thistle
#dceecd  rgb(220, 238, 205)  hsl(93, 49%, 87%)  Tea Green
#eedfcd  rgb(238, 223, 205)  hsl(33, 49%, 87%)  Antique White
#cdeedf  rgb(205, 238, 223)  hsl(153, 49%, 87%)  Honeydew