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#C9B8EA · Thistle
Click to copy#C9B8EA is a light, moderately saturated purple color, closest to Thistle and near Thistle and Periwinkle. In OKLCH it has 81% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 300°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #C9B8EA a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.
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HEX
#C9B8EARGB
rgb(201, 184, 234)HSL
hsl(260, 54%, 82%)CMYK
14, 21, 0, 8CSS var
--thistleContrast
1.82:1 white · 11.53:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #C9B8EA
Black text passes WCAG AA on #C9B8EA (11.53:1); white text does not (1.82:1).
For a calm scheme pair #C9B8EA with its analogous neighbors #B8C1EA and #E2B8EA; for contrast use its complement #D9EAB8 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.
--thistle: #C9B8EA;
$thistle: #C9B8EA;
colors: { 'thistle': '#C9B8EA' }