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#E2B9E6

#e2b9e6 ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e2b9e6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 72.55% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.74% cyan, 19.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 294.67°, with 47.37% saturation and 81.37% 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 12.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 6.36.

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Relative luminance0.5658

Complementary

  1. #e2b9e6
  2. #bde6b9

Split complementary

  1. #e2b9e6
  2. #d3e6b9
  3. #b9e6cb

Analogous

  1. #cbb9e6
  2. #e2b9e6
  3. #e6b9d3

Triadic

  1. #e2b9e6
  2. #e6e2b9
  3. #b9e6e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2b9e6
  2. #e6b9bd
  3. #bde6b9
  4. #b9e6e2

Square

  1. #e2b9e6
  2. #e6cbb9
  3. #bde6b9
  4. #b9d3e6

Monochromatic

  1. #b348be
  2. #cb81d2
  3. #e2b9e6
  4. #f9f0fa
  5. #f9f0fa

Shades

#e2b9e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2b9e6
  2. #cba7cf
  3. #b594b8
  4. #9e82a1
  5. #886f8a
  6. #715d73
  7. #5a4a5c
  8. #443845
  9. #2d252e
  10. #171317
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2b9e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2b9e6
  2. #e5c0e9
  3. #e8c7eb
  4. #ebceee
  5. #eed5f0
  6. #f1dcf3
  7. #f3e3f5
  8. #f6eaf8
  9. #f9f1fa
  10. #fcf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2b9e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2b9e6
  2. #d8b3dc
  3. #ceaed2
  4. #c5a8c7
  5. #bba2bd
  6. #b19db3
  7. #a797a9
  8. #9d919f
  9. #948b94
  10. #8a868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c1d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c3e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec8e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4bdc8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bfe7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec2e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3bbd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2b9e6 {
  color: #e2b9e6;
}
Background
.bg-e2b9e6 {
  background-color: #e2b9e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2b9e6 {
  border: 2px solid #e2b9e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2b9e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 185 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 47% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2b9e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2b9e6, #e6b9d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2b9e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 185 230 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.36 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.60 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.64 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.43 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 7.63 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.30 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.69 #1d4619 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Thistle
#e2b9e6  rgb(226, 185, 230)  hsl(295, 47%, 81%)  Thistle
#bde6b9  rgb(189, 230, 185)  hsl(115, 47%, 81%)  Celadon
#e6e2b9  rgb(230, 226, 185)  hsl(55, 47%, 81%)  Blond
#b9e6e2  rgb(185, 230, 226)  hsl(175, 47%, 81%)  Pale Turquoise