Palettes / Colors / #CBBCDA
#CBBCDA — Light Dusty Purple
#CBBCDA 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 #CBBCDA 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.
#CBBCDA 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 #CCDBBD; it also sits naturally between #BDBDDB and #DBBDDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CBBCDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 188, 218 |
| HSL | 270°, 29%, 80% |
| HSV | 270°, 14%, 85% |
| CMYK | 7%, 14%, 0%, 15% |
| XYZ | 55.27, 53.72, 73.79 |
| Yxy | 53.72, 0.3024, 0.2939 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.30, 10.86, -13.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.30, 10.40, -12.84 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 74% · Blue 85%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CBBCDA
.text { color: #CBBCDA; }
.background { background-color: #CBBCDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBCDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 188, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 29%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBCDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 188, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBCDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 188, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CBBCDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBCDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CBBCDA
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Tones of #CBBCDA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCDBBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CBBCDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBCDA
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 #CBBCDA: ·
How #CBBCDA 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 #CBBCDA 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 #CBBCDA?
#CBBCDA is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 188, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBCDA?
#CBBCDA is RGB 203, 188, 218 — HSL 270°, 29%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 14%, 0%, 15%.
What colors go with #CBBCDA?
Its complement is #CCDBBD; analogous partners are #BDBDDB and #DBBDDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CBBCDA for text?
Black text on #CBBCDA has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.