#C8B8DB · near Thistle

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#C8B8DB (RGB 200, 184, 219) is a light, muted purple, closest to Thistle and near Lavender Gray and Heather. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #C8B8DB a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 81% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 306°.

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HEX#C8B8DB
RGBrgb(200, 184, 219)
HSLhsl(267, 33%, 79%)
CMYK9, 16, 0, 14
CSS var--thistle
Contrast1.85:1 white · 11.33:1 black

Similar named colors

Thistle #D8BFD8Lavender Gray #C4C3D0Heather #B7A9C9Silver #C0C0C0Lilac #C8A2C8

How to use #C8B8DB

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C8B8DB (11.33:1); white text does not (1.85:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C8B8DB with its analogous neighbors #B8BADB and #D9B8DB; for contrast use its complement #CBDBB8 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--thistle: #C8B8DB;

Color card

#C8B8DB hex color card: near Thistle, RGB 200, 184, 219
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Shades & tints

#28252C#504A58#786E83#A093AF#C8B8DB#D3C6E2#DED4E9#E9E3F1#F4F1F8

Color harmonies for #C8B8DB

Complementary

#C8B8DB#CBDBB8

Analogous

#C8B8DB#B8BADB#D9B8DB

Triadic

#C8B8DB#DBC8B8#B8DBC8

Split complementary

#C8B8DB#DBD9B8#BADBB8

Tetradic

#C8B8DB#DBB8BA#CBDBB8#B8DBD9

Palettes with #C8B8DB