Thistle (#D8BFD8)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.70:1 — vs black: 12.36:1

Color values

  • HEX #D8BFD8
  • RGB rgb(216, 191, 216)
  • HSL hsl(300, 24%, 79%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 12, 0, 15 )
  • Websafe #CCCCCC
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Pastel (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D8BFD8 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Thistle
#D8BFD8 Base
#BFD8BF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Thistle
#D8BFD8 Base
#CBBFD8
#D8BFCB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Thistle
#D8BFD8 Base
#D8D8BF
#BFD8D8
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Thistle
#D8BFD8 Base
#CBD8BF
#BFD8CB
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Thistle
#D8BFD8 Base
#D8CBBF
#BFD8BF
#BFCBD8
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Thistle
#D8BFD8 Base
#9E609E
#BB8FBB
#C9A6C9
#E7D8E7
#F5EFF5
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Thistle, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #100A10
— #3F273F
— #6F436F
— #9E609E
— #BB90BB
Thistle #D8BFD8 Base
— #DEC9DE
— #E4D2E4
— #EADCEA
— #EFE6EF
— #F5EFF5
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #D8BFD8. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #D8BFD8;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #D8BFD8;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #D8BFD8;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #D8BFD8,
        #BFD8BF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #D8BFD8,
        #BFD8BF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$thistle: #D8BFD8;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$thistle-r: 216;
$thistle-g: 191;
$thistle-b: 216;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $thistle;
    color: rgba($thistle-r, $thistle-g, $thistle-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Thistle appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #D8BFD8 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C7C7D7 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #C2C2D8 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D5C2C2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #C7C7C7 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Thistle ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Thistle #D8BFD8 Base
Pink Lavender #D8B2D1 ΔE 4.53
Languid Lavender #D6CADD ΔE 5.17
Queen Pink #E8CCD7 ΔE 5.96
Classic Rose #FBCCE7 ΔE 7.12

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.