Palettes / Colors / #C4BCCD

#C4BCCD — Light Dusty Purple

#C4BCCD is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

#C4BCCD 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 #C5CDBC; it also sits naturally between #BCBCCD and #CDBCCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 74% · Blue 80%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4BCCD

.text { color: #C4BCCD; }
.background { background-color: #C4BCCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4BCCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 188, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4BCCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 188, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4BCCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 188, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4BCCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4BCCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C4BCCD

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Tones of #C4BCCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5CDBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4BCCD: #000000.

How #C4BCCD looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C4BCCD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C4BCCC  ·  #C4BCCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4BCCD?

#C4BCCD is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 196, 188, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4BCCD?

#C4BCCD is RGB 196, 188, 205 — HSL 268°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 4%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #C4BCCD?

Its complement is #C5CDBC; analogous partners are #BCBCCD and #CDBCCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4BCCD for text?

Black text on #C4BCCD has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.