Palettes / Colors / #CBB2DF

#CBB2DF — Light Muted Purple

#CBB2DF is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CBB2DF 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.

#CBB2DF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C7DFB3; it also sits naturally between #B6B3DF and #DFB3DD. 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 80% · Green 70% · Blue 87%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBB2DF

.text { color: #CBB2DF; }
.background { background-color: #CBB2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBB2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 178, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 41%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBB2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 178, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBB2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 178, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBB2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBB2DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7DFB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBB2DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBB2DF

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:

How #CBB2DF 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 #CBB2DF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBB2DF?

#CBB2DF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 178, 223). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBB2DF?

#CBB2DF is RGB 203, 178, 223 — HSL 273°, 41%, 79% — CMYK 9%, 20%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBB2DF?

Its complement is #C7DFB3; analogous partners are #B6B3DF and #DFB3DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBB2DF for text?

Black text on #CBB2DF has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.