#D3C5F8

A very light, vivid purple closely aligning with Thistle.

About #D3C5F8

When working with digital screens, the color #D3C5F8 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Thistle. Its digital footprint relies on 211 parts red, 197 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 15% Cyan, 21% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3% Black. With a hue angle of 256.5 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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#D3C5F8
RGB211, 197, 248
HSL256.5°, 78.5%, 87.3%
CMYK15%, 21%, 0%, 3%
HSV256.5°, 20.6%, 97.3%
LAB82.1, 14.7, -23.3
XYZ63.8, 60.6, 97.1
Decimal13878776

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.11:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.53:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.15:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #D3C5F8; }
.text-color { color: #D3C5F8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #D3C5F8; }

Similar Colors

Thistle
#D8BFD8