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#E6CAE5

#e6cae5 ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e6cae5 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, 79.22% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.17% magenta, 0.43% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 302.14°, with 35.9% saturation and 84.71% 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 13.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.6472

Complementary

  1. #e6cae5
  2. #cae6cb

Split complementary

  1. #e6cae5
  2. #d7e6ca
  3. #cae6d9

Analogous

  1. #d9cae6
  2. #e6cae5
  3. #e6cad7

Triadic

  1. #e6cae5
  2. #e5e6ca
  3. #cae5e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6cae5
  2. #e6cbca
  3. #cae6cb
  4. #cae5e6

Square

  1. #e6cae5
  2. #e6d9ca
  3. #cae6cb
  4. #cad7e6

Monochromatic

  1. #b562b2
  2. #cd96cc
  3. #e6cae5
  4. #f8f1f8
  5. #f8f1f8

Shades

#e6cae5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6cae5
  2. #cfb6ce
  3. #b8a2b7
  4. #a18da0
  5. #8a7989
  6. #736573
  7. #5c515c
  8. #453d45
  9. #2e282e
  10. #171417
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6cae5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6cae5
  2. #e9cfe8
  3. #ebd5ea
  4. #eedaed
  5. #f0dfef
  6. #f3e5f2
  7. #f5eaf5
  8. #f8eff7
  9. #faf4fa
  10. #fdfafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6cae5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6cae5
  2. #dcc3db
  3. #d2bbd1
  4. #c7b4c7
  5. #bdacbd
  6. #b3a5b3
  7. #a99ea8
  8. #9f969e
  9. #948f94
  10. #8a878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcfda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9d0e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ced4e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8ccd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5cee6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8d0e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cbda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6cae5 {
  color: #e6cae5;
}
Background
.bg-e6cae5 {
  background-color: #e6cae5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6cae5 {
  border: 2px solid #e6cae5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6cae5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 202 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 36% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6cae5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6cae5, #e6cad7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6cae5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 202 229 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.03 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.82 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 9.38 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.28 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 10.43 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 10.62 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 11.25 #19351a Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Thistle
#e6cae5  rgb(230, 202, 229)  hsl(302, 36%, 85%)  Thistle
#cae6cb  rgb(202, 230, 203)  hsl(122, 36%, 85%)  Tea Green
#e5e6ca  rgb(229, 230, 202)  hsl(62, 36%, 85%)  Beige
#cae5e6  rgb(202, 229, 230)  hsl(182, 36%, 85%)  Light Cyan