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#DCBBCD

#dcbbcd ≈ Thistle

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dcbbcd is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 327.27°, with 32.04% saturation and 79.8% 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 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5516

Complementary

  1. #dcbbcd
  2. #bbdcca

Split complementary

  1. #dcbbcd
  2. #bcdcbb
  3. #bbdcda

Analogous

  1. #dabbdc
  2. #dcbbcd
  3. #dcbbbc

Triadic

  1. #dcbbcd
  2. #cddcbb
  3. #bbcddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbbcd
  2. #dccabb
  3. #bbdcca
  4. #bbcddc

Square

  1. #dcbbcd
  2. #dcdabb
  3. #bbdcca
  4. #bbbcdc

Monochromatic

  1. #a85683
  2. #c288a8
  3. #dcbbcd
  4. #f6edf2
  5. #f8f2f5

Shades

#dcbbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbbcd
  2. #c6a8b9
  3. #b096a4
  4. #9a8390
  5. #84707b
  6. #6e5e67
  7. #584b52
  8. #42383e
  9. #2c2529
  10. #161315
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbbcd
  2. #e0c2d2
  3. #e3c9d7
  4. #e7cfdc
  5. #ead6e1
  6. #eedde6
  7. #f1e4eb
  8. #f5ebf0
  9. #f8f1f5
  10. #fcf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbbcd
  2. #d3b5c5
  3. #caafbe
  4. #c0a9b6
  5. #b7a3ae
  6. #ae9ea7
  7. #a5989f
  8. #9c9297
  9. #928c8f
  10. #898688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec0c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdc1ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c6cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1bbc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cabfcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec2cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfbbc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbbcd {
  color: #dcbbcd;
}
Background
.bg-dcbbcd {
  background-color: #dcbbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbbcd {
  border: 2px solid #dcbbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 32% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbbcd, #dcbbbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.55 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.33 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 8.26 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 8.39 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 8.50 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.64 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.76 #234432 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dcbbcd  rgb(220, 187, 205)  hsl(327, 32%, 80%)  Thistle
#bbdcca  rgb(187, 220, 202)  hsl(147, 32%, 80%)  Opal
#cddcbb  rgb(205, 220, 187)  hsl(87, 32%, 80%)  Tea Green
#bbcddc  rgb(187, 205, 220)  hsl(207, 32%, 80%)  Pale Aqua