Thistle is the CSS named color #D8BFD8 — rgb(216, 191, 216), hsl(300, 24%, 80%). Its relative luminance is 0.568, giving 1.70:1 against white and 12.36:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #D8BFD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 191, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 24%, 80%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.5682 |
| Contrast on white | 1.70:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 12.36:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing thistle toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
thistle is #D8BFD8, which is rgb(216, 191, 216) and hsl(300, 24%, 80%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Thistle has a relative luminance of 0.568 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.70:1; against black, 12.36:1.
thistle reaches 12.36:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.