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#CBBDE4

#cbbde4 ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbbde4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 74.12% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.96% cyan, 17.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 261.54°, with 41.94% saturation and 81.76% 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 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5469

Complementary

  1. #cbbde4
  2. #d6e4bd

Split complementary

  1. #cbbde4
  2. #e4debd
  3. #c2e4bd

Analogous

  1. #bdc2e4
  2. #cbbde4
  3. #debde4

Triadic

  1. #cbbde4
  2. #e4cbbd
  3. #bde4cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbbde4
  2. #e4bdd6
  3. #d6e4bd
  4. #bde4cb

Square

  1. #cbbde4
  2. #e4bdc2
  3. #d6e4bd
  4. #bde4de

Monochromatic

  1. #7550b8
  2. #a087ce
  3. #cbbde4
  4. #f4f1f9
  5. #f4f1f9

Shades

#cbbde4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbbde4
  2. #b7aacd
  3. #a297b6
  4. #8e84a0
  5. #7a7189
  6. #665f72
  7. #514c5b
  8. #3d3944
  9. #29262e
  10. #141317
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbbde4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbbde4
  2. #d0c4e7
  3. #d5cae9
  4. #dbd1ec
  5. #e0d7ef
  6. #e5def2
  7. #eae5f4
  8. #efebf7
  9. #f5f2fa
  10. #faf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbbde4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbbde4
  2. #c4b7da
  3. #bcb1d0
  4. #b5abc6
  5. #ada5bc
  6. #a69fb2
  7. #9e98a8
  8. #97929e
  9. #8f8c94
  10. #88868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c1d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c3e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8c3e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c2ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc1e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c1e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9c0d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbbde4 {
  color: #cbbde4;
}
Background
.bg-cbbde4 {
  background-color: #cbbde4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbbde4 {
  border: 2px solid #cbbde4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbbde4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 189 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 42% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbbde4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbbde4, #debde4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbbde4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 189 228 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.92 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 6.72 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.10 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.91 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.22 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.82 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.13 #34421b Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Thistle
#cbbde4  rgb(203, 189, 228)  hsl(262, 42%, 82%)  Thistle
#d6e4bd  rgb(214, 228, 189)  hsl(82, 42%, 82%)  Tea Green
#e4cbbd  rgb(228, 203, 189)  hsl(22, 42%, 82%)  Desert Sand
#bde4cb  rgb(189, 228, 203)  hsl(142, 42%, 82%)  Seafoam Green