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#E3CCED

#e3cced ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#e3cced is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 80% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.22% cyan, 13.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.82°, with 47.83% saturation and 86.47% 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 14.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6563

Complementary

  1. #e3cced
  2. #d6edcc

Split complementary

  1. #e3cced
  2. #e6edcc
  3. #ccedd2

Analogous

  1. #d2cced
  2. #e3cced
  3. #edcce6

Triadic

  1. #e3cced
  2. #ede3cc
  3. #ccede3

Tetradic

  1. #e3cced
  2. #edccd6
  3. #d6edcc
  4. #ccede3

Square

  1. #e3cced
  2. #edd2cc
  3. #d6edcc
  4. #cce6ed

Monochromatic

  1. #a55bc5
  2. #c493d9
  3. #e3cced
  4. #f7f0fa
  5. #f7f0fa

Shades

#e3cced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3cced
  2. #ccb8d5
  3. #b6a3be
  4. #9f8fa6
  5. #887a8e
  6. #726677
  7. #5b525f
  8. #443d47
  9. #2d292f
  10. #171418
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3cced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3cced
  2. #e6d1ef
  3. #e9d6f1
  4. #ebdbf2
  5. #eee0f4
  6. #f1e6f6
  7. #f4ebf8
  8. #f7f0fa
  9. #f9f5fb
  10. #fcfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3cced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3cced
  2. #d9c4e2
  3. #cfbdd7
  4. #c5b5cc
  5. #bbaec1
  6. #b2a6b7
  7. #a89eac
  8. #9e97a1
  9. #948f96
  10. #8a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad1de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8d2ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdd4ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3cfd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3d0ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6d1ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3cee0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3cced {
  color: #e3cced;
}
Background
.bg-e3cced {
  background-color: #e3cced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3cced {
  border: 2px solid #e3cced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3cced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 204 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 48% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3cced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3cced, #edcce6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3cced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 204 237 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.12 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.84 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.38 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.47 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.62 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 11.30 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.57 #1c3312 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Thistle
#e3cced  rgb(227, 204, 237)  hsl(282, 48%, 86%)  Thistle
#d6edcc  rgb(214, 237, 204)  hsl(102, 48%, 86%)  Tea Green
#ede3cc  rgb(237, 227, 204)  hsl(42, 48%, 86%)  Pearl
#ccede3  rgb(204, 237, 227)  hsl(162, 48%, 86%)  Light Cyan