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Bright Thistle Jolt

#f0cbfe
Notes

Bright Thistle Jolt (#F0CBFE) is a soft violet with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (284°, 96%, 90%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary green. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#f0cbfe
RGB
rgb(240, 203, 254)
HSL
hsl(284, 96%, 90%)
HWB
hwb(284 80% 0%)
OKLCH
oklch(89.0% 0.079 316.7)
HSV
hsv(284, 20%, 100%)
LAB
lab(86.20% 21.87 -20.11)
LCH
lch(86.20% 29.71 317.40)
CMYK
cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 0%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#f0cbfe
Original
#c5d5ff
Protanopia
#cdd9fc
Deuteranopia
#f0d0dc
Tritanopia
#d7d7d7
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.43:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
14.68:1

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