Palettes / Colors / #CBBDEB
#CBBDEB — Pale Muted Purple
#CBBDEB is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #CBBDEB 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.
#CBBDEB 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 #DDEBBD; it also sits naturally between #BDC6EB and #E1BDEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CBBDEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 189, 235 |
| HSL | 258°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 258°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 14%, 20%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 57.82, 55.09, 86.18 |
| Yxy | 55.09, 0.2904, 0.2767 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.09, 13.78, -21.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.22, 13.34, -21.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 74% · Blue 92%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CBBDEB
.text { color: #CBBDEB; }
.background { background-color: #CBBDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 189, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 189, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 189, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CBBDEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBDEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CBBDEB
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Tones of #CBBDEB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDEBBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CBBDEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBDEB
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 #CBBDEB: ·
How #CBBDEB 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 #CBBDEB 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 #CBBDEB?
#CBBDEB is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 189, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBDEB?
#CBBDEB is RGB 203, 189, 235 — HSL 258°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 14%, 20%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #CBBDEB?
Its complement is #DDEBBD; analogous partners are #BDC6EB and #E1BDEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CBBDEB for text?
Black text on #CBBDEB has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.