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#E6C5DC

#e6c5dc ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e6c5dc is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 77.25% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 4.35% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 318.18°, with 39.76% saturation and 83.73% 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.6192

Complementary

  1. #e6c5dc
  2. #c5e6cf

Split complementary

  1. #e6c5dc
  2. #cce6c5
  3. #c5e6e0

Analogous

  1. #e0c5e6
  2. #e6c5dc
  3. #e6c5cc

Triadic

  1. #e6c5dc
  2. #dce6c5
  3. #c5dce6

Tetradic

  1. #e6c5dc
  2. #e6cfc5
  3. #c5e6cf
  4. #c5dce6

Square

  1. #e6c5dc
  2. #e6e0c5
  3. #c5e6cf
  4. #c5cce6

Monochromatic

  1. #b85a9b
  2. #cf90bc
  3. #e6c5dc
  4. #f9f1f6
  5. #f9f1f6

Shades

#e6c5dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6c5dc
  2. #cfb1c6
  3. #b89eb0
  4. #a18a9a
  5. #8a7684
  6. #73636e
  7. #5c4f58
  8. #453b42
  9. #2e272c
  10. #171416
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6c5dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6c5dc
  2. #e9cbe0
  3. #ebd1e3
  4. #eed6e7
  5. #f0dcea
  6. #f3e2ee
  7. #f5e8f1
  8. #f8eef5
  9. #faf3f8
  10. #fdf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6c5dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6c5dc
  2. #dcbed3
  3. #d2b7ca
  4. #c7b0c0
  5. #bda9b7
  6. #b3a3ae
  7. #a99ca5
  8. #9f959c
  9. #948e92
  10. #8a8789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8cbd4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ccdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdd0db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac6cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ccdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c5d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6c5dc {
  color: #e6c5dc;
}
Background
.bg-e6c5dc {
  background-color: #e6c5dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6c5dc {
  border: 2px solid #e6c5dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6c5dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 197 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 40% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6c5dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6c5dc, #e6c5cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6c5dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 197 220 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.09 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.78 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 8.53 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 8.56 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 8.71 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.43 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 9.58 #193a23 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Thistle
#e6c5dc  rgb(230, 197, 220)  hsl(318, 40%, 84%)  Thistle
#c5e6cf  rgb(197, 230, 207)  hsl(138, 40%, 84%)  Magic Mint
#dce6c5  rgb(220, 230, 197)  hsl(78, 40%, 84%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#c5dce6  rgb(197, 220, 230)  hsl(198, 40%, 84%)  Columbia Blue