Palettes / Colors / #CBBBEE
#CBBBEE — Pale Purple
#CBBBEE is a purple color we call Pale 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 #CBBBEE 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.
#CBBBEE 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 #DDEEBA; it also sits naturally between #BAC3EE and #E4BAEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CBBBEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 187, 238 |
| HSL | 259°, 60%, 83% |
| HSV | 259°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 15%, 21%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 57.83, 54.41, 88.34 |
| Yxy | 54.41, 0.2883, 0.2713 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.70, 15.50, -23.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.76, 15.04, -24.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 73% · Blue 93%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CBBBEE
.text { color: #CBBBEE; }
.background { background-color: #CBBBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 187, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 187, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 187, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CBBBEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBBEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CBBBEE
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Tones of #CBBBEE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDEEBA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CBBBEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBBEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CBBBEE: ·
How #CBBBEE 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 #CBBBEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CBBBEE?
#CBBBEE is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 187, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBBEE?
#CBBBEE is RGB 203, 187, 238 — HSL 259°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 15%, 21%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CBBBEE?
Its complement is #DDEEBA; analogous partners are #BAC3EE and #E4BAEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CBBBEE for text?
Black text on #CBBBEE has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.