#C9BFE0 · Thistle

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#C9BFE0 is a light, muted purple color, closest to Thistle and near Thistle and Lavender Gray. In OKLCH it has 82% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 299°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #C9BFE0 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#C9BFE0
RGBrgb(201, 191, 224)
HSLhsl(258, 35%, 81%)
CMYK10, 15, 0, 12
CSS var--thistle
Contrast1.75:1 white · 12.01:1 black

Similar named colors

Thistle #D8BFD8Lavender Gray #C4C3D0Periwinkle #CCCCFFSilver #C0C0C0Fog #D3D3D3

How to use #C9BFE0

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C9BFE0 (12.01:1); white text does not (1.75:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C9BFE0 with its analogous neighbors #BEC4E0 and #D9BEE0; for contrast use its complement #D5E0BE as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--thistle: #C9BFE0;

Shades & tints

#28262D#504C5A#797386#A199B3#C9BFE0#D4CCE6#DFD9EC#E9E5F3#F4F2F9

Color harmonies for #C9BFE0

Complementary

#C9BFE0#D5E0BE

Analogous

#C9BFE0#BEC4E0#D9BEE0

Triadic

#C9BFE0#E0C8BE#BEE0C8

Split complementary

#C9BFE0#E0D9BE#C4E0BE

Tetradic

#C9BFE0#E0BEC4#D5E0BE#BEE0D9

Palettes with #C9BFE0