Palettes / Colors / #CBBBD3

#CBBBD3 — Light Dusty Purple

#CBBBD3 is a purple color we call Light Dusty 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 #CBBBD3 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.

#CBBBD3 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 #C3D3BB; it also sits naturally between #BFBBD3 and #D3BBCF. 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 83%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBBBD3

.text { color: #CBBBD3; }
.background { background-color: #CBBBD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBBD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 187, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBBD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 187, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBBD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 187, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBBBD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBBD3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3D3BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBBD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBBD3

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 #CBBBD3 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 #CBBBD3 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

← #CBBBD2  ·  #CBBBD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBBD3?

#CBBBD3 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 187, 211). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBBD3?

#CBBBD3 is RGB 203, 187, 211 — HSL 280°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 4%, 11%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #CBBBD3?

Its complement is #C3D3BB; analogous partners are #BFBBD3 and #D3BBCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBBD3 for text?

Black text on #CBBBD3 has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.