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#DFCDEB

#dfcdeb ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfcdeb is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.11% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 42.86% saturation and 86.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.6535

Complementary

  1. #dfcdeb
  2. #d9ebcd

Split complementary

  1. #dfcdeb
  2. #e8ebcd
  3. #cdebd0

Analogous

  1. #d0cdeb
  2. #dfcdeb
  3. #ebcde8

Triadic

  1. #dfcdeb
  2. #ebdfcd
  3. #cdebdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcdeb
  2. #ebcdd9
  3. #d9ebcd
  4. #cdebdf

Square

  1. #dfcdeb
  2. #ebd0cd
  3. #d9ebcd
  4. #cde8eb

Monochromatic

  1. #9960bf
  2. #bc96d5
  3. #dfcdeb
  4. #f6f0f9
  5. #f6f0f9

Shades

#dfcdeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcdeb
  2. #c9b9d4
  3. #b2a4bc
  4. #9c90a5
  5. #867b8d
  6. #706776
  7. #59525e
  8. #433e47
  9. #2d292f
  10. #161518
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcdeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcdeb
  2. #e2d2ed
  3. #e5d7ef
  4. #e9dcf1
  5. #ece1f3
  6. #efe6f5
  7. #f2ebf7
  8. #f5f0f9
  9. #f9f5fb
  10. #fcfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcdeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcdeb
  2. #d6c5e0
  3. #ccbed6
  4. #c3b6cb
  5. #b9aec0
  6. #b0a7b6
  7. #a69fab
  8. #9d97a0
  9. #938f95
  10. #8a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d1dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9d2ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccd4ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ded0d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d0ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d1ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #decfdf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcdeb {
  color: #dfcdeb;
}
Background
.bg-dfcdeb {
  background-color: #dfcdeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcdeb {
  border: 2px solid #dfcdeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcdeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 43% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcdeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcdeb, #ebcde8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcdeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 235 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.21 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.36 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.84 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 9.07 #fadadd Pale Pink ΔE 11.06 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.30 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 11.70 #203214 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Thistle
#dfcdeb  rgb(223, 205, 235)  hsl(276, 43%, 86%)  Thistle
#d9ebcd  rgb(217, 235, 205)  hsl(96, 43%, 86%)  Tea Green
#ebdfcd  rgb(235, 223, 205)  hsl(36, 43%, 86%)  Bone
#cdebdf  rgb(205, 235, 223)  hsl(156, 43%, 86%)  Light Cyan