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#DCBEE2

#dcbee2 ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dcbee2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.51% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.65% cyan, 15.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 38.3% saturation and 81.57% 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 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.5753

Complementary

  1. #dcbee2
  2. #c4e2be

Split complementary

  1. #dcbee2
  2. #d6e2be
  3. #bee2ca

Analogous

  1. #cabee2
  2. #dcbee2
  3. #e2bed6

Triadic

  1. #dcbee2
  2. #e2dcbe
  3. #bee2dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbee2
  2. #e2bec4
  3. #c4e2be
  4. #bee2dc

Square

  1. #dcbee2
  2. #e2cabe
  3. #c4e2be
  4. #bed6e2

Monochromatic

  1. #a354b3
  2. #c089ca
  3. #dcbee2
  4. #f7f1f9
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#dcbee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbee2
  2. #c6abcb
  3. #b098b5
  4. #9a859e
  5. #847288
  6. #6e5f71
  7. #584c5a
  8. #423944
  9. #2c262d
  10. #161317
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbee2
  2. #e0c5e5
  3. #e3cbe8
  4. #e7d2eb
  5. #ead8ee
  6. #eedff1
  7. #f1e5f3
  8. #f5ecf6
  9. #f8f2f9
  10. #fcf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbee2
  2. #d3b8d8
  3. #cab2ce
  4. #c0abc5
  5. #b7a5bb
  6. #ae9fb1
  7. #a599a7
  8. #9c939d
  9. #928c94
  10. #89868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c4d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc6e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c9e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddc1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c3e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccc5e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddc0d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbee2 {
  color: #dcbee2;
}
Background
.bg-dcbee2 {
  background-color: #dcbee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbee2 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 190 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 38% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbee2, #e2bed6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 190 226 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.47 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.16 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.08 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.15 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.80 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.42 #23411d Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dcbee2  rgb(220, 190, 226)  hsl(290, 38%, 82%)  Thistle
#c4e2be  rgb(196, 226, 190)  hsl(110, 38%, 82%)  Tea Green
#e2dcbe  rgb(226, 220, 190)  hsl(50, 38%, 82%)  Pearl
#bee2dc  rgb(190, 226, 220)  hsl(170, 38%, 82%)  Powder Blue