#D8BFD8 · Thistle

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#D8BFD8 is a light, muted purple color, closest to Thistle and near Lavender Gray and Silver. In OKLCH it has 83% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 326°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #D8BFD8 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products.

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HEX#D8BFD8
RGBrgb(216, 191, 216)
HSLhsl(300, 24%, 80%)
CMYK0, 12, 0, 15
CSS var--thistle
Contrast1.7:1 white · 12.36:1 black

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How to use #D8BFD8

Black text passes WCAG AA on #D8BFD8 (12.36:1); white text does not (1.7:1).

For a calm scheme pair #D8BFD8 with its analogous neighbors #CCC0D8 and #D8C0CC; for contrast use its complement #C0D8C0 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--thistle: #D8BFD8;

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