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#E9C9DD

#e9c9dd ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e9c9dd is a color from the rose family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 78.82% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 5.15% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 322.5°, with 42.11% saturation and 85.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.6432

Complementary

  1. #e9c9dd
  2. #c9e9d5

Split complementary

  1. #e9c9dd
  2. #cde9c9
  3. #c9e9e5

Analogous

  1. #e5c9e9
  2. #e9c9dd
  3. #e9c9cd

Triadic

  1. #e9c9dd
  2. #dde9c9
  3. #c9dde9

Tetradic

  1. #e9c9dd
  2. #e9d5c9
  3. #c9e9d5
  4. #c9dde9

Square

  1. #e9c9dd
  2. #e9e5c9
  3. #c9e9d5
  4. #c9cde9

Monochromatic

  1. #bd5c99
  2. #d393bb
  3. #e9c9dd
  4. #f9f1f6
  5. #f9f1f6

Shades

#e9c9dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9c9dd
  2. #d2b5c7
  3. #baa1b1
  4. #a38d9b
  5. #8c7985
  6. #75656f
  7. #5d5058
  8. #463c42
  9. #2f282c
  10. #171416
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9c9dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9c9dd
  2. #ebcee0
  3. #edd4e4
  4. #f0d9e7
  5. #f2dfeb
  6. #f4e4ee
  7. #f6e9f1
  8. #f8eff5
  9. #fbf4f8
  10. #fdfafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9c9dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9c9dd
  2. #dfc2d4
  3. #d4baca
  4. #cab3c1
  5. #bfacb8
  6. #b5a5af
  7. #aa9da5
  8. #a0969c
  9. #958f93
  10. #8b8789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbced6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacfde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d4dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc9d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7cdde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbcfdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecc9d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9c9dd {
  color: #e9c9dd;
}
Background
.bg-e9c9dd {
  background-color: #e9c9dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9c9dd {
  border: 2px solid #e9c9dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9c9dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 201 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 42% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9c9dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9c9dd, #e9c9cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9c9dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 201 221 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.88 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.51 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 7.29 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 8.25 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 8.46 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 8.92 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 9.92 #163622 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Thistle
#e9c9dd  rgb(233, 201, 221)  hsl(323, 42%, 85%)  Thistle
#c9e9d5  rgb(201, 233, 213)  hsl(143, 42%, 85%)  Magic Mint
#dde9c9  rgb(221, 233, 201)  hsl(83, 42%, 85%)  Beige
#c9dde9  rgb(201, 221, 233)  hsl(203, 42%, 85%)  Pale Aqua