Palettes / Colors / #CBB9DA

#CBB9DA — Light Dusty Purple

#CBB9DA is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#CBB9DA 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 #C8DAB9; it also sits naturally between #BBB9DA and #DAB9D8. 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 73% · Blue 85%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBB9DA

.text { color: #CBB9DA; }
.background { background-color: #CBB9DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBB9DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 185, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 31%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBB9DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 185, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBB9DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 185, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBB9DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBB9DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8DAB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBB9DA: #000000.

How #CBB9DA 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 #CBB9DA 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

← #CBB9D9  ·  #CBB9DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBB9DA?

#CBB9DA is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 185, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBB9DA?

#CBB9DA is RGB 203, 185, 218 — HSL 273°, 31%, 79% — CMYK 7%, 15%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CBB9DA?

Its complement is #C8DAB9; analogous partners are #BBB9DA and #DAB9D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBB9DA for text?

Black text on #CBB9DA has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.