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#CBB6D9

#cbb6d9 ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbb6d9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 71.37% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.45% cyan, 16.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 31.53% saturation and 78.24% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.5116

Complementary

  1. #cbb6d9
  2. #c4d9b6

Split complementary

  1. #cbb6d9
  2. #d6d9b6
  3. #b6d9ba

Analogous

  1. #bab6d9
  2. #cbb6d9
  3. #d9b6d6

Triadic

  1. #cbb6d9
  2. #d9cbb6
  3. #b6d9cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb6d9
  2. #d9b6c4
  3. #c4d9b6
  4. #b6d9cb

Square

  1. #cbb6d9
  2. #d9bab6
  3. #c4d9b6
  4. #b6d6d9

Monochromatic

  1. #8354a2
  2. #a784bf
  3. #cbb6d9
  4. #efe8f3
  5. #f5f2f8

Shades

#cbb6d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb6d9
  2. #b7a4c3
  3. #a292ae
  4. #8e7f98
  5. #7a6d82
  6. #665b6d
  7. #514957
  8. #3d3741
  9. #29242b
  10. #141216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb6d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb6d9
  2. #d0bddd
  3. #d5c5e1
  4. #dbcce4
  5. #e0d3e8
  6. #e5dbec
  7. #eae2f0
  8. #efe9f4
  9. #f5f0f7
  10. #faf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb6d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb6d9
  2. #c4b1d0
  3. #bcabc7
  4. #b5a6be
  5. #ada0b5
  6. #a69bad
  7. #9e96a4
  8. #97909b
  9. #8f8b92
  10. #888589
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bbc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1bcdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5bed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cabac2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbada ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebbd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cab8cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb6d9 {
  color: #cbb6d9;
}
Background
.bg-cbb6d9 {
  background-color: #cbb6d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb6d9 {
  border: 2px solid #cbb6d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb6d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 182 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 32% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb6d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb6d9, #d9b6d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb6d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 182 217 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.26 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.23 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.36 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.87 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.09 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.63 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.67 #344926 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Thistle
#cbb6d9  rgb(203, 182, 217)  hsl(276, 32%, 78%)  Thistle
#c4d9b6  rgb(196, 217, 182)  hsl(96, 32%, 78%)  Tea Green
#d9cbb6  rgb(217, 203, 182)  hsl(36, 32%, 78%)  Bone
#b6d9cb  rgb(182, 217, 203)  hsl(156, 32%, 78%)  Opal