Palettes / Colors / #CBBBDD

#CBBBDD — Light Muted Purple

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

#CBBBDD 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 #CDDDBB; it also sits naturally between #BBBCDD and #DCBBDD. 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 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBBBDD

.text { color: #CBBBDD; }
.background { background-color: #CBBBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 187, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 187, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 187, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBBBDD

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Tones of #CBBBDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDDBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBBDD: #000000.

How #CBBBDD 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 #CBBBDD 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

← #CBBBDC  ·  #CBBBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBBDD?

#CBBBDD is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 187, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBBDD?

#CBBBDD is RGB 203, 187, 221 — HSL 268°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 8%, 15%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBBBDD?

Its complement is #CDDDBB; analogous partners are #BBBCDD and #DCBBDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBBDD for text?

Black text on #CBBBDD has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.