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#dfc8ea ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfc8ea is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 78.43% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.7% cyan, 14.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 280.59°, with 44.74% saturation and 85.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 13.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.6294

Complementary

  1. #dfc8ea
  2. #d3eac8

Split complementary

  1. #dfc8ea
  2. #e4eac8
  3. #c8eace

Analogous

  1. #cec8ea
  2. #dfc8ea
  3. #eac8e4

Triadic

  1. #dfc8ea
  2. #eadfc8
  3. #c8eadf

Tetradic

  1. #dfc8ea
  2. #eac8d3
  3. #d3eac8
  4. #c8eadf

Square

  1. #dfc8ea
  2. #eacec8
  3. #d3eac8
  4. #c8e4ea

Monochromatic

  1. #9f59c0
  2. #bf91d5
  3. #dfc8ea
  4. #f6f0f9
  5. #f6f0f9

Shades

#dfc8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc8ea
  2. #c9b4d3
  3. #b2a0bb
  4. #9c8ca4
  5. #86788c
  6. #706475
  7. #59505e
  8. #433c46
  9. #2d282f
  10. #161417
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc8ea
  2. #e2ceec
  3. #e5d3ee
  4. #e9d9f0
  5. #ecdef2
  6. #efe4f5
  7. #f2e9f7
  8. #f5eff9
  9. #f9f4fb
  10. #fcfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc8ea
  2. #d6c1df
  3. #ccbad5
  4. #c3b2ca
  5. #b9abc0
  6. #b0a4b5
  7. #a69daa
  8. #9d96a0
  9. #938e95
  10. #8a878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6cddb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ceec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8d0e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfccd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcceb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2cde9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfcadd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc8ea {
  color: #dfc8ea;
}
Background
.bg-dfc8ea {
  background-color: #dfc8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc8ea {
  border: 2px solid #dfc8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 200 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 45% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc8ea, #eac8e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 200 234 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.70 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.95 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.15 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.74 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.98 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.01 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.23 #203715 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dfc8ea  rgb(223, 200, 234)  hsl(281, 45%, 85%)  Thistle
#d3eac8  rgb(211, 234, 200)  hsl(101, 45%, 85%)  Tea Green
#eadfc8  rgb(234, 223, 200)  hsl(41, 45%, 85%)  Pearl
#c8eadf  rgb(200, 234, 223)  hsl(161, 45%, 85%)  Light Cyan