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#C8B6DB

#c8b6db ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c8b6db is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 71.37% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.68% cyan, 16.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 269.19°, with 33.94% saturation and 78.63% 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5085

Complementary

  1. #c8b6db
  2. #c9dbb6

Split complementary

  1. #c8b6db
  2. #dbdbb6
  3. #b7dbb6

Analogous

  1. #b6b7db
  2. #c8b6db
  3. #dbb6db

Triadic

  1. #c8b6db
  2. #dbc8b6
  3. #b6dbc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8b6db
  2. #dbb6c9
  3. #c9dbb6
  4. #b6dbc8

Square

  1. #c8b6db
  2. #dbb6b7
  3. #c9dbb6
  4. #b6dbdb

Monochromatic

  1. #7b52a6
  2. #a183c2
  3. #c8b6db
  4. #efe9f4
  5. #f5f1f8

Shades

#c8b6db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8b6db
  2. #b4a4c5
  3. #a092af
  4. #8c7f99
  5. #786d83
  6. #645b6e
  7. #504958
  8. #3c3742
  9. #28242c
  10. #141216
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8b6db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8b6db
  2. #cebddf
  3. #d3c5e2
  4. #d9cce6
  5. #ded3e9
  6. #e4dbed
  7. #e9e2f1
  8. #efe9f4
  9. #f4f0f8
  10. #faf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8b6db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8b6db
  2. #c1b1d2
  3. #baabc9
  4. #b2a6c0
  5. #aba0b7
  6. #a49bae
  7. #9d96a4
  8. #96909b
  9. #8e8b92
  10. #878589
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1baca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0bcdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bdda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6bbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babadc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbada ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b9cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8b6db {
  color: #c8b6db;
}
Background
.bg-c8b6db {
  background-color: #c8b6db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8b6db {
  border: 2px solid #c8b6db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8b6db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 182 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 34% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8b6db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8b6db, #dbb6db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8b6db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 182 219 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.22 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.86 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.61 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.99 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.19 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.76 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.91 #374924 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Thistle
#c8b6db  rgb(200, 182, 219)  hsl(269, 34%, 79%)  Thistle
#c9dbb6  rgb(201, 219, 182)  hsl(89, 34%, 79%)  Tea Green
#dbc8b6  rgb(219, 200, 182)  hsl(29, 34%, 79%)  Desert Sand
#b6dbc8  rgb(182, 219, 200)  hsl(149, 34%, 79%)  Seafoam Green