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#E3CEF9

#e3cef9 ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#e3cef9 is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 80.78% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.84% cyan, 17.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 269.3°, with 78.18% saturation and 89.22% 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 14.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 6.76.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.6731

Complementary

  1. #e3cef9
  2. #e4f9ce

Split complementary

  1. #e3cef9
  2. #f9f9ce
  3. #cff9ce

Analogous

  1. #cecff9
  2. #e3cef9
  3. #f9cef9

Triadic

  1. #e3cef9
  2. #f9e3ce
  3. #cef9e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3cef9
  2. #f9cee4
  3. #e4f9ce
  4. #cef9e3

Square

  1. #e3cef9
  2. #f9cecf
  3. #e4f9ce
  4. #cef9f9

Monochromatic

  1. #9546e8
  2. #bc8af1
  3. #e3cef9
  4. #f5edfd
  5. #f5edfd

Shades

#e3cef9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3cef9
  2. #ccb9e0
  3. #b6a5c7
  4. #9f90ae
  5. #887c95
  6. #72677d
  7. #5b5264
  8. #443e4b
  9. #2d2932
  10. #171519
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3cef9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3cef9
  2. #e6d3fa
  3. #e9d8fa
  4. #ebddfb
  5. #eee2fb
  6. #f1e7fc
  7. #f4ebfd
  8. #f7f0fd
  9. #f9f5fe
  10. #fcfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3cef9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3cef9
  2. #d9c6ed
  3. #cfbee1
  4. #c5b7d5
  5. #bbafc9
  6. #b2a7bd
  7. #a89fb0
  8. #9e97a4
  9. #949098
  10. #8a888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd3e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7d5fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd6f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0d3dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3d2fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5d3f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1d1e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3cef9 {
  color: #e3cef9;
}
Background
.bg-e3cef9 {
  background-color: #e3cef9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3cef9 {
  border: 2px solid #e3cef9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3cef9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 206 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 78% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3cef9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3cef9, #f9cef9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3cef9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 206 249 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.76 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.20 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.96 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.74 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.85 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.54 #1c3106 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Thistle
#e3cef9  rgb(227, 206, 249)  hsl(269, 78%, 89%)  Thistle
#e4f9ce  rgb(228, 249, 206)  hsl(89, 78%, 89%)  Tea Green
#f9e3ce  rgb(249, 227, 206)  hsl(29, 78%, 89%)  Antique White
#cef9e3  rgb(206, 249, 227)  hsl(149, 78%, 89%)  Magic Mint