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#C0BBCB — Light Dusty Purple

#C0BBCB is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #C0BBCB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C0BBCB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C5CABA; it also sits naturally between #BABDCA and #C7BACA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C0BBCB · RGB 192, 187, 203

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Color values

HEX#C0BBCB
RGB192, 187, 203
HSL259°, 13%, 76%
HSV259°, 8%, 80%
CMYK5%, 8%, 0%, 20%
XYZ50.29, 51.06, 63.70
Yxy51.06, 0.3047, 0.3094
CIE-Lab76.71, 4.77, -7.42
Hunter Lab71.46, 4.46, -6.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 73% · Blue 80%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #C0BBCB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C0BBCB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C0BBCB

.text { color: #C0BBCB; }
.background { background-color: #C0BBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C0BBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 187, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 13%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C0BBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 187, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C0BBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 187, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C0BBCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C0BBCB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C0BBCB

#ACA6BA#9992AB#847A99#726887#615973#50495F#3F3A4B#2C2834#1B1820#0A090C

Tints of #C0BBCB

#C4C0CE#CAC5D3#CFCBD7#D4D1DC#DAD7E0#DFDCE4#E4E2E9#EAE8ED#EFEEF2#F4F3F6

Tones of #C0BBCB

#BFBBC9#C0BCC7#C0BEC6#C0BEC5#C1BFC4#C1C1C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5CABA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #C0BBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C0BBCB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C0BBCB: ·

How #C0BBCB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BEBEC7Deuteranopia · #BEBEC6Tritanopia · #C0C4C3

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C0BBCB rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464
Palette 898aa6
#898AA6 · #C9BBCF · #B7D3DF · #D6EFED
Palette 352f44
#352F44 · #5C5470 · #B9B4C7 · #FAF0E6
Palette 161a30
#161A30 · #31304D · #B6BBC4 · #F0ECE5
Palette F3e2d4
#F3E2D4 · #C5B0CD · #415E72 · #17313E
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BBBFCA#C9BBCF#B9B4C7#B6BBC4#C5B0CD#C5B3D3#C5C1C1#C5C5C5#C5C6C7#BFC6C4#B5C0D0#B7C4CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C0BBCA  ·  #C0BBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C0BBCB?

#C0BBCB is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 192, 187, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C0BBCB?

#C0BBCB is RGB 192, 187, 203 — HSL 259°, 13%, 76% — CMYK 5%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #C0BBCB?

Its complement is #C5CABA; analogous partners are #BABDCA and #C7BACA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C0BBCB for text?

Black text on #C0BBCB has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.