CSS named color

Thistle #D8BFD8

The CSS keyword thistle is #D8BFD8. It is a pale grayish magenta in the violet family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.833, chroma 0.044 and hue 326.0°.

Relative luminance
0.5682
OKLCH L · C · h
0.833 · 0.044 · 326.0
Best text
Black 12.36:1
Hue family
Violet
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#D8BFD8 color codes

HEX
#D8BFD8
RGB
rgb(216, 191, 216)
HSL
hsl(300, 24%, 80%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.833 0.044 326.0)
OKLab
oklab(0.833 0.036 -0.025)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 80.08, a* 13.22, b* -9.23
XYZ (D65)
X 59.34, Y 56.82, Z 72.79
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 15%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #D8BFD8 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 12.36:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.69:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    12.36:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +73

  • White text on it

    1.69:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −34

  • As text on black

    12.36:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −72

  • As text on white

    1.69:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +30

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #856E85 4.59:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.83 to 0.57 reaches 4.59:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #D8BFD8 12.36:1

    It already reaches 12.36:1 on black, so no change is needed.

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Studio

Adjust #D8BFD8 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #D8BFD8

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #D8BFD8 sits at step 300.

  1. 50#FFEFFF
    White
    1.10
    Black
    19.04
  2. 100#F9E3F8
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.37
  3. 200#E5CFE5
    White
    1.45
    Black
    14.38
  4. 300This color#D8BFD8
    White
    1.69
    Black
    12.36
  5. 400#B099B0
    White
    2.61
    Black
    8.02
  6. 500#957D95
    White
    3.71
    Black
    5.64
  7. 600#7C667D
    White
    5.18
    Black
    4.05
  8. 700#655065
    White
    7.26
    Black
    2.88
  9. 800#4B384B
    White
    10.67
    Black
    1.96
  10. 900#322233
    White
    14.87
    Black
    1.41
  11. 950#1E111E
    White
    18.19
    Black
    1.15

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #D8BFD8 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.158; #D8BFD8 uses 28% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.175 there: 11% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.044
sRGB edge
0.158
Display P3 edge
0.175
Rec. 2020 edge
0.179
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 549 nm
Excitation purity
11%
Chromaticity
x 0.3141, y 0.3007
  • This color#D8BFD8
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FDA2FF
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.833 0.175 326.0)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #d8bfd8;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.9561 0.6345 1); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #D8BFD8

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#ECDFEC
  • OKLab50%#ECDFEB
  • OKLCH50%#ECDFEB

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#6C606C
  • OKLab50%#534853
  • OKLCH50%#534853

Its complement #B7D1B8

  • sRGB50%#C8C8C8
  • OKLab50%#C8C8C8
  • OKLCH50%#AECEE2
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #d8bfd8, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #d8bfd8 50%, white);

In use

#D8BFD8 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:112.36:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.69:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.69:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.69:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #856E85 4.59:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:112.36:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:111.02:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:111.02:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:111.02:1 Passes

Color vision

How #D8BFD8 looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 14.6; tritanopia changes it least, 7.0.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #BEC5D9 ΔE2000 12.9

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #C3C8D7 ΔE2000 12.8

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish blue

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #DAC1C7 ΔE2000 7.0

    Noticeable

    Reads as pale grayish pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #C7C7C7 ΔE2000 14.6

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #B7D1B8. Their lightness contrast is only 1.03:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#D8BFD8 · #B7D1B835.0Stays distinct
Protanopia#BEC5D9 · #D2CCB719.0Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#C3C8D7 · #CDC9B915.1Stays distinct
Tritanopia#DAC1C7 · #B5CFCA25.2Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7 · #CACACA0.7Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #D8BFD8

Its complement is #B7D1B8, a pale grayish green.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#D8BFD8
  • Complement#B7D1B8

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#CAC3E2
  • Base#D8BFD8
  • +30°#E1BDC9

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#D8BFD8
  • +120°#D5C7A9
  • +240°#A8D1D6

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#D8BFD8
  • +150°#C6CCAC
  • +210°#ABD2C7

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-thistle: #d8bfd8;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        thistle: '#d8bfd8',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-thistle: oklch(0.833 0.044 326.0);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "thistle": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.8471, 0.749, 0.8471],
        "hex": "#d8bfd8"
      },
      "$description": "CSS named color thistle"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let thistle = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.847, green: 0.749, blue: 0.847, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Thistle = Color(0xFFD8BFD8)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #D8BFD8 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.