Palettes / Colors / #CBBAFF

#CBBAFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#CBBAFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #CBBAFF 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.

#CBBAFF 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 #EDFFB8; it also sits naturally between #B8C9FF and #EDB8FF. 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 100%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBBAFF

.text { color: #CBBAFF; }
.background { background-color: #CBBAFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBAFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 186, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 100%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBAFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 186, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBAFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 186, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDFFB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBAFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBAFF

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 #CBBAFF 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 #CBBAFF 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

← #CBBAFE  ·  #CBBB00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBAFF?

#CBBAFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 186, 255). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBAFF?

#CBBAFF is RGB 203, 186, 255 — HSL 255°, 100%, 86% — CMYK 20%, 27%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CBBAFF?

Its complement is #EDFFB8; analogous partners are #B8C9FF and #EDB8FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBAFF for text?

Black text on #CBBAFF has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.