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#CFBED8

#cfbed8 ≈ Thistle

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cfbed8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 74.51% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.17% cyan, 12.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 279.23°, with 25% saturation and 79.61% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Thistle (#d8bfd8), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5505

Complementary

  1. #cfbed8
  2. #c7d8be

Split complementary

  1. #cfbed8
  2. #d4d8be
  3. #bed8c2

Analogous

  1. #c2bed8
  2. #cfbed8
  3. #d8bed4

Triadic

  1. #cfbed8
  2. #d8cfbe
  3. #bed8cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbed8
  2. #d8bec7
  3. #c7d8be
  4. #bed8cf

Square

  1. #cfbed8
  2. #d8c2be
  3. #c7d8be
  4. #bed4d8

Monochromatic

  1. #885f9e
  2. #ac8ebb
  3. #cfbed8
  4. #f2eef5
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#cfbed8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbed8
  2. #baabc2
  3. #a698ad
  4. #918597
  5. #7c7282
  6. #685f6c
  7. #534c56
  8. #3e3941
  9. #29262b
  10. #151316
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbed8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbed8
  2. #d4c5dc
  3. #d9cbe0
  4. #ddd2e4
  5. #e2d8e8
  6. #e7dfec
  7. #ece5ef
  8. #f1ecf3
  9. #f5f2f7
  10. #faf9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbed8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbed8
  2. #c7b8cf
  3. #bfb2c6
  4. #b7abbe
  5. #afa5b5
  6. #a89fac
  7. #a099a3
  8. #98939a
  9. #908c92
  10. #888689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c1cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc3d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec4d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfc1c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c1d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c2d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfc0ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbed8 {
  color: #cfbed8;
}
Background
.bg-cfbed8 {
  background-color: #cfbed8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbed8 {
  border: 2px solid #cfbed8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbed8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 190 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 25% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbed8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbed8, #d8bed4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbed8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 190 216 / 0.35);
}

#d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 2.68 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.01 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.75 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.82 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.99 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 11.05 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.16 #304127 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Thistle
#cfbed8  rgb(207, 190, 216)  hsl(279, 25%, 80%)  Thistle
#c7d8be  rgb(199, 216, 190)  hsl(99, 25%, 80%)  Tea Green
#d8cfbe  rgb(216, 207, 190)  hsl(39, 25%, 80%)  Bone
#bed8cf  rgb(190, 216, 207)  hsl(159, 25%, 80%)  Opal