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#C8B5CE

#c8b5ce ≈ Thistle

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8b5ce is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 70.98% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.91% cyan, 12.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 285.6°, with 20.33% saturation and 75.88% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.4978

Complementary

  1. #c8b5ce
  2. #bbceb5

Split complementary

  1. #c8b5ce
  2. #c7ceb5
  3. #b5cebb

Analogous

  1. #bbb5ce
  2. #c8b5ce
  3. #ceb5c7

Triadic

  1. #c8b5ce
  2. #cec8b5
  3. #b5cec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8b5ce
  2. #ceb5bb
  3. #bbceb5
  4. #b5cec8

Square

  1. #c8b5ce
  2. #cebbb5
  3. #bbceb5
  4. #b5c7ce

Monochromatic

  1. #815d8d
  2. #a687b0
  3. #c8b5ce
  4. #eae3ec
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#c8b5ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8b5ce
  2. #b4a3b9
  3. #a091a5
  4. #8c7f90
  5. #786d7c
  6. #645b67
  7. #504852
  8. #3c363e
  9. #282429
  10. #141215
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8b5ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8b5ce
  2. #cebcd3
  3. #d3c4d8
  4. #d9cbdd
  5. #ded3e2
  6. #e4dae7
  7. #e9e1eb
  8. #efe9f0
  9. #f4f0f5
  10. #faf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8b5ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8b5ce
  2. #c1b0c6
  3. #baaabe
  4. #b2a5b7
  5. #aba0af
  6. #a49ba7
  7. #9d959f
  8. #969097
  9. #8e8b90
  10. #878588
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0b9c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2bacf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b7bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb8cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb9cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b6c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8b5ce {
  color: #c8b5ce;
}
Background
.bg-c8b5ce {
  background-color: #c8b5ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8b5ce {
  border: 2px solid #c8b5ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8b5ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 181 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 20% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8b5ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8b5ce, #ceb5c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8b5ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 181 206 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 3.45 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.85 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.17 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.93 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.46 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.55 #374a31 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Thistle
#c8b5ce  rgb(200, 181, 206)  hsl(286, 20%, 76%)  Thistle
#bbceb5  rgb(187, 206, 181)  hsl(106, 20%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#cec8b5  rgb(206, 200, 181)  hsl(46, 20%, 76%)  Bone
#b5cec8  rgb(181, 206, 200)  hsl(166, 20%, 76%)  Opal