#CCBDDB

A very light, muted purple closely aligning with Thistle.

About #CCBDDB

When working with digital screens, the color #CCBDDB is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Thistle. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 189, and 219.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow, and 14% black. With a hue angle of 270.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CCBDDB
RGB204, 189, 219
HSL270.0°, 29.4%, 80.0%
CMYK7%, 14%, 0%, 14%
HSV270.0°, 13.7%, 85.9%
LAB78.7, 10.8, -13.1
XYZ55.9, 54.3, 74.6
Decimal13417947

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.87:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.09:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CCBDDB; }
.text-color { color: #CCBDDB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CCBDDB; }

Similar Colors

Thistle
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