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#C8B2CE

#c8b2ce ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8b2ce is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 69.8% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.91% cyan, 13.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 287.14°, with 22.22% saturation and 75.29% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.4858

Complementary

  1. #c8b2ce
  2. #b8ceb2

Split complementary

  1. #c8b2ce
  2. #c6ceb2
  3. #b2ceba

Analogous

  1. #bab2ce
  2. #c8b2ce
  3. #ceb2c6

Triadic

  1. #c8b2ce
  2. #cec8b2
  3. #b2cec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8b2ce
  2. #ceb2b8
  3. #b8ceb2
  4. #b2cec8

Square

  1. #c8b2ce
  2. #cebab2
  3. #b8ceb2
  4. #b2c6ce

Monochromatic

  1. #825a8d
  2. #a783b0
  3. #c8b2ce
  4. #e9e1ec
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#c8b2ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8b2ce
  2. #b4a0b9
  3. #a08ea5
  4. #8c7d90
  5. #786b7c
  6. #645967
  7. #504752
  8. #3c353e
  9. #282429
  10. #141215
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8b2ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8b2ce
  2. #cebad3
  3. #d3c1d8
  4. #d9c9dd
  5. #ded1e2
  6. #e4d9e7
  7. #e9e0eb
  8. #efe8f0
  9. #f4f0f5
  10. #faf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8b2ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8b2ce
  2. #c1adc6
  3. #baa8be
  4. #b2a3b7
  5. #ab9eaf
  6. #a499a7
  7. #9d949f
  8. #968f97
  9. #8e8a90
  10. #878588
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb6c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb8cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bacd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b5bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bab5cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb7cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b4c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8b2ce {
  color: #c8b2ce;
}
Background
.bg-c8b2ce {
  background-color: #c8b2ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8b2ce {
  border: 2px solid #c8b2ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8b2ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 178 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 22% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8b2ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8b2ce, #ceb2c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8b2ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 178 206 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.78 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.00 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.10 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.20 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.35 #374d31 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Thistle
#c8b2ce  rgb(200, 178, 206)  hsl(287, 22%, 75%)  Thistle
#b8ceb2  rgb(184, 206, 178)  hsl(107, 22%, 75%)  Opal
#cec8b2  rgb(206, 200, 178)  hsl(47, 22%, 75%)  Bone
#b2cec8  rgb(178, 206, 200)  hsl(167, 22%, 75%)  Opal