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#c7b3dc ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c7b3dc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 70.2% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.55% cyan, 18.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 269.27°, with 36.94% saturation and 78.24% 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 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4955

Complementary

  1. #c7b3dc
  2. #c8dcb3

Split complementary

  1. #c7b3dc
  2. #dcdcb3
  3. #b4dcb3

Analogous

  1. #b3b4dc
  2. #c7b3dc
  3. #dcb3dc

Triadic

  1. #c7b3dc
  2. #dcc7b3
  3. #b3dcc7

Tetradic

  1. #c7b3dc
  2. #dcb3c8
  3. #c8dcb3
  4. #b3dcc7

Square

  1. #c7b3dc
  2. #dcb3b4
  3. #c8dcb3
  4. #b3dcdc

Monochromatic

  1. #7a4ea8
  2. #a07fc4
  3. #c7b3dc
  4. #eee7f4
  5. #f5f1f9

Shades

#c7b3dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7b3dc
  2. #b3a1c6
  3. #9f8fb0
  4. #8b7d9a
  5. #776b84
  6. #645a6e
  7. #504858
  8. #3c3642
  9. #28242c
  10. #141216
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7b3dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7b3dc
  2. #cdbbe0
  3. #d2c2e3
  4. #d8cae7
  5. #ddd1ea
  6. #e3d9ee
  7. #e9e1f1
  8. #eee8f5
  9. #f4f0f8
  10. #f9f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7b3dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7b3dc
  2. #c0aed3
  3. #b9a9ca
  4. #b2a4c0
  5. #ab9fb7
  6. #a49aae
  7. #9c94a5
  8. #958f9c
  9. #8e8a92
  10. #878589
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0b8c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acbade ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0bbdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4b8c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b7dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab8db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b6cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7b3dc {
  color: #c7b3dc;
}
Background
.bg-c7b3dc {
  background-color: #c7b3dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7b3dc {
  border: 2px solid #c7b3dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7b3dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 179 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 37% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7b3dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7b3dc, #dcb3dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7b3dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 179 220 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.20 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.26 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.76 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.33 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.92 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.92 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.94 #384c23 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Thistle
#c7b3dc  rgb(199, 179, 220)  hsl(269, 37%, 78%)  Thistle
#c8dcb3  rgb(200, 220, 179)  hsl(89, 37%, 78%)  Tea Green
#dcc7b3  rgb(220, 199, 179)  hsl(29, 37%, 78%)  Desert Sand
#b3dcc7  rgb(179, 220, 199)  hsl(149, 37%, 78%)  Seafoam Green