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#CAB8DC

#cab8dc ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cab8dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.18% cyan, 16.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 33.96% saturation and 79.22% 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 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.52

Complementary

  1. #cab8dc
  2. #cadcb8

Split complementary

  1. #cab8dc
  2. #dcdcb8
  3. #b8dcb8

Analogous

  1. #b8b8dc
  2. #cab8dc
  3. #dcb8dc

Triadic

  1. #cab8dc
  2. #dccab8
  3. #b8dcca

Tetradic

  1. #cab8dc
  2. #dcb8ca
  3. #cadcb8
  4. #b8dcca

Square

  1. #cab8dc
  2. #dcb8b8
  3. #cadcb8
  4. #b8dcdc

Monochromatic

  1. #7e53a8
  2. #a485c3
  3. #cab8dc
  4. #f0ebf5
  5. #f5f1f8

Shades

#cab8dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab8dc
  2. #b6a6c6
  3. #a293b0
  4. #8d819a
  5. #796e84
  6. #655c6e
  7. #514a58
  8. #3d3742
  9. #28252c
  10. #141216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab8dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab8dc
  2. #cfbfe0
  3. #d5c6e3
  4. #dacde7
  5. #dfd4ea
  6. #e5dcee
  7. #eae3f1
  8. #efeaf5
  9. #f4f1f8
  10. #faf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab8dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab8dc
  2. #c3b2d3
  3. #bbadca
  4. #b4a7c0
  5. #aca2b7
  6. #a59cae
  7. #9e96a5
  8. #96919c
  9. #8f8b92
  10. #878689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bccb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2bede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bfdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8bcc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbcdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebcdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9bbce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab8dc {
  color: #cab8dc;
}
Background
.bg-cab8dc {
  background-color: #cab8dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab8dc {
  border: 2px solid #cab8dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab8dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 184 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 34% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab8dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab8dc, #dcb8dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab8dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 184 220 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.75 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.10 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.15 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.44 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.45 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.67 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.12 #354723 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Thistle
#cab8dc  rgb(202, 184, 220)  hsl(270, 34%, 79%)  Thistle
#cadcb8  rgb(202, 220, 184)  hsl(90, 34%, 79%)  Tea Green
#dccab8  rgb(220, 202, 184)  hsl(30, 34%, 79%)  Bone
#b8dcca  rgb(184, 220, 202)  hsl(150, 34%, 79%)  Seafoam Green