Palettes / Colors / #CBBDDA
#CBBDDA — Light Dusty Purple
#CBBDDA 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 #CBBDDA 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.
#CBBDDA 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 #CCDABE; it also sits naturally between #BEBEDA and #DABEDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CBBDDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 189, 218 |
| HSL | 269°, 28%, 80% |
| HSV | 269°, 13%, 85% |
| CMYK | 7%, 13%, 0%, 15% |
| XYZ | 55.48, 54.15, 73.86 |
| Yxy | 54.15, 0.3024, 0.2951 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.55, 10.32, -12.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.59, 9.88, -12.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 74% · Blue 85%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 13% · 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 #CBBDDA
.text { color: #CBBDDA; }
.background { background-color: #CBBDDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBDDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 189, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 28%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBDDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 189, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBDDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 189, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CBBDDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBDDA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCDABE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CBBDDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBDDA
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 #CBBDDA: ·
How #CBBDDA 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 #CBBDDA 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 #CBBDDA?
#CBBDDA is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 189, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBDDA?
#CBBDDA is RGB 203, 189, 218 — HSL 269°, 28%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 13%, 0%, 15%.
What colors go with #CBBDDA?
Its complement is #CCDABE; analogous partners are #BEBEDA and #DABEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CBBDDA for text?
Black text on #CBBDDA has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.