Palettes / Colors / #CBBBD4

#CBBBD4 — Light Dusty Purple

#CBBBD4 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 #CBBBD4 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.

#CBBBD4 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 #C3D4BA; it also sits naturally between #BDBAD4 and #D4BAD0. 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 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBBBD4

.text { color: #CBBBD4; }
.background { background-color: #CBBBD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBBD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 187, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 23%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBBD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 187, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBBD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 187, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBBBD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBBD4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3D4BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBBD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBBD4

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 #CBBBD4 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 #CBBBD4 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

← #CBBBD3  ·  #CBBBD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBBD4?

#CBBBD4 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 187, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBBD4?

#CBBBD4 is RGB 203, 187, 212 — HSL 278°, 23%, 78% — CMYK 4%, 12%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #CBBBD4?

Its complement is #C3D4BA; analogous partners are #BDBAD4 and #D4BAD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBBD4 for text?

Black text on #CBBBD4 has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.