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#E2C8EA

#e2c8ea ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#e2c8ea is a color from the magenta family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 78.43% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.42% cyan, 14.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.88°, with 44.74% saturation and 85.1% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.6342

Complementary

  1. #e2c8ea
  2. #d0eac8

Split complementary

  1. #e2c8ea
  2. #e1eac8
  3. #c8ead1

Analogous

  1. #d1c8ea
  2. #e2c8ea
  3. #eac8e1

Triadic

  1. #e2c8ea
  2. #eae2c8
  3. #c8eae2

Tetradic

  1. #e2c8ea
  2. #eac8d0
  3. #d0eac8
  4. #c8eae2

Square

  1. #e2c8ea
  2. #ead1c8
  3. #d0eac8
  4. #c8e1ea

Monochromatic

  1. #a859c0
  2. #c591d5
  3. #e2c8ea
  4. #f7f0f9
  5. #f7f0f9

Shades

#e2c8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2c8ea
  2. #cbb4d3
  3. #b5a0bb
  4. #9e8ca4
  5. #88788c
  6. #716475
  7. #5a505e
  8. #443c46
  9. #2d282f
  10. #171417
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2c8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2c8ea
  2. #e5ceec
  3. #e8d3ee
  4. #ebd9f0
  5. #eedef2
  6. #f1e4f5
  7. #f3e9f7
  8. #f6eff9
  9. #f9f4fb
  10. #fcfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2c8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2c8ea
  2. #d8c1df
  3. #cebad5
  4. #c5b2ca
  5. #bbabc0
  6. #b1a4b5
  7. #a79daa
  8. #9d96a0
  9. #948e95
  10. #8a878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8cddb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5cfec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad1e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2cbd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1cceb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4cee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2cadd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2c8ea {
  color: #e2c8ea;
}
Background
.bg-e2c8ea {
  background-color: #e2c8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2c8ea {
  border: 2px solid #e2c8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2c8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 200 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 45% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2c8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2c8ea, #eac8e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2c8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 200 234 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.65 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.45 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.58 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.87 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.95 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.22 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.30 #1d3715 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Thistle
#e2c8ea  rgb(226, 200, 234)  hsl(286, 45%, 85%)  Thistle
#d0eac8  rgb(208, 234, 200)  hsl(106, 45%, 85%)  Tea Green
#eae2c8  rgb(234, 226, 200)  hsl(46, 45%, 85%)  Pearl
#c8eae2  rgb(200, 234, 226)  hsl(166, 45%, 85%)  Light Cyan