Palettes / Colors / #CBBEE0

#CBBEE0 — Light Muted Purple

#CBBEE0 is a purple color we call Light 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 #CBBEE0 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.

#CBBEE0 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 #D3E0BE; it also sits naturally between #BEC2E0 and #DCBEE0. 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 75% · Blue 88%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBBEE0

.text { color: #CBBEE0; }
.background { background-color: #CBBEE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBEE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 190, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 35%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBEE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 190, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBEE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 190, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBBEE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBEE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3E0BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBEE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBEE0

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 #CBBEE0 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 #CBBEE0 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

← #CBBEDF  ·  #CBBEE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBEE0?

#CBBEE0 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 190, 224). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBEE0?

#CBBEE0 is RGB 203, 190, 224 — HSL 263°, 35%, 81% — CMYK 9%, 15%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #CBBEE0?

Its complement is #D3E0BE; analogous partners are #BEC2E0 and #DCBEE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBEE0 for text?

Black text on #CBBEE0 has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.