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#E5C4DC

#e5c4dc ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e5c4dc is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 76.86% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.41% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 316.36°, with 38.82% saturation and 83.33% 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 13.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6131

Complementary

  1. #e5c4dc
  2. #c4e5cd

Split complementary

  1. #e5c4dc
  2. #cbe5c4
  3. #c4e5dd

Analogous

  1. #ddc4e5
  2. #e5c4dc
  3. #e5c4cb

Triadic

  1. #e5c4dc
  2. #dce5c4
  3. #c4dce5

Tetradic

  1. #e5c4dc
  2. #e5cdc4
  3. #c4e5cd
  4. #c4dce5

Square

  1. #e5c4dc
  2. #e5ddc4
  3. #c4e5cd
  4. #c4cbe5

Monochromatic

  1. #b65a9d
  2. #ce8fbc
  3. #e5c4dc
  4. #f9f1f7
  5. #f9f1f7

Shades

#e5c4dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5c4dc
  2. #ceb0c6
  3. #b79db0
  4. #a0899a
  5. #897684
  6. #73626e
  7. #5c4e58
  8. #453b42
  9. #2e272c
  10. #171416
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5c4dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5c4dc
  2. #e8cae0
  3. #ead0e3
  4. #edd6e7
  5. #efdcea
  6. #f2e2ee
  7. #f5e7f1
  8. #f7edf5
  9. #faf3f8
  10. #fcf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5c4dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5c4dc
  2. #dbbdd3
  3. #d1b6ca
  4. #c7b0c0
  5. #bda9b7
  6. #b3a2ae
  7. #a89ba5
  8. #9e949c
  9. #948e92
  10. #8a8789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cad3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4cbdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcfdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9c5cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c8dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6cbdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c5d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5c4dc {
  color: #e5c4dc;
}
Background
.bg-e5c4dc {
  background-color: #e5c4dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5c4dc {
  border: 2px solid #e5c4dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5c4dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 196 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 39% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5c4dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5c4dc, #e5c4cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5c4dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 196 220 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 2.87 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.83 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 8.74 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 8.91 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 8.95 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.35 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.39 #1a3b23 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Thistle
#e5c4dc  rgb(229, 196, 220)  hsl(316, 39%, 83%)  Thistle
#c4e5cd  rgb(196, 229, 205)  hsl(136, 39%, 83%)  Tea Green
#dce5c4  rgb(220, 229, 196)  hsl(76, 39%, 83%)  Beige
#c4dce5  rgb(196, 220, 229)  hsl(196, 39%, 83%)  Columbia Blue