Palettes / Colors / #CBBDCE

#CBBDCE — Light Dusty Purple

#CBBDCE 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 #CBBDCE 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.

#CBBDCE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BFCDBC; it also sits naturally between #C1BCCD and #CDBCC8. 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 74% · Blue 81%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBBDCE

.text { color: #CBBDCE; }
.background { background-color: #CBBDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 189, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 189, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 189, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFCDBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBDCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBDCE

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 #CBBDCE 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 #CBBDCE 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

← #CBBDCD  ·  #CBBDCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBDCE?

#CBBDCE is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 189, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBDCE?

#CBBDCE is RGB 203, 189, 206 — HSL 289°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 1%, 8%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CBBDCE?

Its complement is #BFCDBC; analogous partners are #C1BCCD and #CDBCC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBDCE for text?

Black text on #CBBDCE has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.