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#CAB8DB

#cab8db ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cab8db is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 72.16% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.76% cyan, 15.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 270.86°, with 32.71% saturation and 79.02% 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5195

Complementary

  1. #cab8db
  2. #c9dbb8

Split complementary

  1. #cab8db
  2. #dadbb8
  3. #b8dbb9

Analogous

  1. #b9b8db
  2. #cab8db
  3. #dbb8da

Triadic

  1. #cab8db
  2. #dbcab8
  3. #b8dbca

Tetradic

  1. #cab8db
  2. #dbb8c9
  3. #c9dbb8
  4. #b8dbca

Square

  1. #cab8db
  2. #dbb9b8
  3. #c9dbb8
  4. #b8dadb

Monochromatic

  1. #7e54a6
  2. #a485c1
  3. #cab8db
  4. #f0ebf5
  5. #f5f1f8

Shades

#cab8db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab8db
  2. #b6a6c5
  3. #a293af
  4. #8d8199
  5. #796e83
  6. #655c6e
  7. #514a58
  8. #3d3742
  9. #28252c
  10. #141216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab8db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab8db
  2. #cfbfdf
  3. #d5c6e2
  4. #dacde6
  5. #dfd4e9
  6. #e5dced
  7. #eae3f1
  8. #efeaf4
  9. #f4f1f8
  10. #faf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab8db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab8db
  2. #c3b2d2
  3. #bbadc9
  4. #b4a7c0
  5. #aca2b7
  6. #a59cae
  7. #9e96a4
  8. #96919b
  9. #8f8b92
  10. #878689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bccb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3bedd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bfda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8bcc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbcdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebcda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9bbcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab8db {
  color: #cab8db;
}
Background
.bg-cab8db {
  background-color: #cab8db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab8db {
  border: 2px solid #cab8db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab8db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 184 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 33% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab8db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab8db, #dbb8da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab8db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 184 219 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.53 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.13 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.29 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.61 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.85 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.36 #354724 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Thistle
#cab8db  rgb(202, 184, 219)  hsl(271, 33%, 79%)  Thistle
#c9dbb8  rgb(201, 219, 184)  hsl(91, 33%, 79%)  Tea Green
#dbcab8  rgb(219, 202, 184)  hsl(31, 33%, 79%)  Bone
#b8dbca  rgb(184, 219, 202)  hsl(151, 33%, 79%)  Opal