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#C8BDDE

#c8bdde ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c8bdde is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 74.12% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.91% cyan, 14.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 33.33% saturation and 80.59% 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.5395

Complementary

  1. #c8bdde
  2. #d3debd

Split complementary

  1. #c8bdde
  2. #ded9bd
  3. #c3debd

Analogous

  1. #bdc3de
  2. #c8bdde
  3. #d9bdde

Triadic

  1. #c8bdde
  2. #dec8bd
  3. #bddec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bdde
  2. #debdd3
  3. #d3debd
  4. #bddec8

Square

  1. #c8bdde
  2. #debdc3
  3. #d3debd
  4. #bdded9

Monochromatic

  1. #7357ab
  2. #9e8ac5
  3. #c8bdde
  4. #f3f0f8
  5. #f4f1f8

Shades

#c8bdde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bdde
  2. #b4aac8
  3. #a097b2
  4. #8c849b
  5. #787185
  6. #645f6f
  7. #504c59
  8. #3c3943
  9. #28262c
  10. #141316
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bdde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bdde
  2. #cec4e1
  3. #d3cae5
  4. #d9d1e8
  5. #ded7eb
  6. #e4deef
  7. #e9e5f2
  8. #efebf5
  9. #f4f2f8
  10. #faf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bdde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bdde
  2. #c1b7d5
  3. #bab1cb
  4. #b2abc2
  5. #aba5b8
  6. #a49faf
  7. #9d98a6
  8. #96929c
  9. #8e8c93
  10. #878689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c0ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c2e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c2dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5c1c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec0df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc0dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6c0d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bdde {
  color: #c8bdde;
}
Background
.bg-c8bdde {
  background-color: #c8bdde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bdde {
  border: 2px solid #c8bdde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bdde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 189 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 33% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bdde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bdde, #d9bdde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bdde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 189 222 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.53 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.70 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.37 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.46 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.46 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.96 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.46 #374221 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Thistle
#c8bdde  rgb(200, 189, 222)  hsl(260, 33%, 81%)  Thistle
#d3debd  rgb(211, 222, 189)  hsl(80, 33%, 81%)  Tea Green
#dec8bd  rgb(222, 200, 189)  hsl(20, 33%, 81%)  Zinnwaldite
#bddec8  rgb(189, 222, 200)  hsl(140, 33%, 81%)  Seafoam Green