Palettes / Colors / #CBBFEA
#CBBFEA — Pale Muted Purple
#CBBFEA 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 #CBBFEA 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.
#CBBFEA 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 #DDEABE; it also sits naturally between #BEC7EA and #E0BEEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CBBFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 191, 234 |
| HSL | 257°, 51%, 83% |
| HSV | 257°, 18%, 92% |
| CMYK | 13%, 18%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 58.11, 55.90, 85.57 |
| Yxy | 55.90, 0.2912, 0.2801 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.56, 12.49, -19.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.77, 12.08, -20.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 92%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 18% · 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 #CBBFEA
.text { color: #CBBFEA; }
.background { background-color: #CBBFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 191, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 51%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 191, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 191, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CBBFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBFEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CBBFEA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDEABE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CBBFEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBFEA
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 #CBBFEA: ·
How #CBBFEA 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 #CBBFEA 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 #CBBFEA?
#CBBFEA is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 191, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBFEA?
#CBBFEA is RGB 203, 191, 234 — HSL 257°, 51%, 83% — CMYK 13%, 18%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #CBBFEA?
Its complement is #DDEABE; analogous partners are #BEC7EA and #E0BEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CBBFEA for text?
Black text on #CBBFEA has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.