Palettes / Colors / #CBBECE
#CBBECE — Light Dusty Purple
#CBBECE 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 #CBBECE 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.
#CBBECE 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 #C2CFBF; it also sits naturally between #C4BFCF and #CFBFCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CBBECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 190, 206 |
| HSL | 289°, 14%, 78% |
| HSV | 289°, 8%, 81% |
| CMYK | 1%, 8%, 0%, 19% |
| XYZ | 54.18, 53.98, 65.96 |
| Yxy | 53.98, 0.3112, 0.3100 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.45, 7.47, -6.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.47, 7.10, -6.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 81%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CBBECE
.text { color: #CBBECE; }
.background { background-color: #CBBECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 190, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 14%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 190, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 190, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CBBECE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBECE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C2CFBF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CBBECE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBECE
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 #CBBECE: ·
How #CBBECE 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 #CBBECE 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 #CBBECE?
#CBBECE is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 190, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBECE?
#CBBECE is RGB 203, 190, 206 — HSL 289°, 14%, 78% — CMYK 1%, 8%, 0%, 19%.
What colors go with #CBBECE?
Its complement is #C2CFBF; analogous partners are #C4BFCF and #CFBFCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CBBECE for text?
Black text on #CBBECE has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.