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#C0B3CE

#c0b3ce ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c0b3ce is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 70.2% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.8% cyan, 13.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 268.89°, with 21.6% saturation and 75.49% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.479

Complementary

  1. #c0b3ce
  2. #c1ceb3

Split complementary

  1. #c0b3ce
  2. #ceceb3
  3. #b3ceb3

Analogous

  1. #b3b3ce
  2. #c0b3ce
  3. #ceb3ce

Triadic

  1. #c0b3ce
  2. #cec0b3
  3. #b3cec0

Tetradic

  1. #c0b3ce
  2. #ceb3c1
  3. #c1ceb3
  4. #b3cec0

Square

  1. #c0b3ce
  2. #ceb3b3
  3. #c1ceb3
  4. #b3cece

Monochromatic

  1. #735b8d
  2. #9984b0
  3. #c0b3ce
  4. #e7e2ec
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#c0b3ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0b3ce
  2. #ada1b9
  3. #9a8fa5
  4. #867d90
  5. #736b7c
  6. #605a67
  7. #4d4852
  8. #3a363e
  9. #262429
  10. #131215
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0b3ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0b3ce
  2. #c6bbd3
  3. #cdc2d8
  4. #d3cadd
  5. #d9d1e2
  6. #e0d9e7
  7. #e6e1eb
  8. #ece8f0
  9. #f2f0f5
  10. #f9f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0b3ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0b3ce
  2. #baaec6
  3. #b3a9be
  4. #ada4b7
  5. #a69faf
  6. #a09aa7
  7. #9a949f
  8. #938f97
  9. #8d8a90
  10. #868588
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb6c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb7cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b8cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #beb6bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b6cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b6cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfb5c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0b3ce {
  color: #c0b3ce;
}
Background
.bg-c0b3ce {
  background-color: #c0b3ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c0b3ce {
  border: 2px solid #c0b3ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0b3ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 179 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 22% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0b3ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0b3ce, #ceb3ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0b3ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 179 206 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.49 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.35 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.38 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.03 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.64 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.98 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.38 #3f4c31 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Thistle
#c0b3ce  rgb(192, 179, 206)  hsl(269, 22%, 75%)  Thistle
#c1ceb3  rgb(193, 206, 179)  hsl(89, 22%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#cec0b3  rgb(206, 192, 179)  hsl(29, 22%, 75%)  Bone
#b3cec0  rgb(179, 206, 192)  hsl(149, 22%, 75%)  Opal