Palettes / Colors / #CBBDFB

#CBBDFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBBDFB is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CBBDFB 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.

#CBBDFB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECFBBC; it also sits naturally between #BCCCFB and #EABCFB. 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 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBBDFB

.text { color: #CBBDFB; }
.background { background-color: #CBBDFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBDFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 189, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBDFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 189, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBDFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 189, 251, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECFBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBDFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBDFB

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 #CBBDFB 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 #CBBDFB 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

← #CBBDFA  ·  #CBBDFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBDFB?

#CBBDFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 189, 251). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBDFB?

#CBBDFB is RGB 203, 189, 251 — HSL 254°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 19%, 25%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CBBDFB?

Its complement is #ECFBBC; analogous partners are #BCCCFB and #EABCFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBDFB for text?

Black text on #CBBDFB has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.