Palettes / Colors / #CBBFEC

#CBBFEC — Pale Muted Purple

#CBBFEC 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 #CBBFEC 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.

#CBBFEC 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 #E0ECC0; it also sits naturally between #C0CAEC and #E2C0EC. 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 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBBFEC

.text { color: #CBBFEC; }
.background { background-color: #CBBFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 191, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 54%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 191, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 191, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0ECC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBFEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBFEC

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 #CBBFEC 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 #CBBFEC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBFEC?

#CBBFEC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 191, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBFEC?

#CBBFEC is RGB 203, 191, 236 — HSL 256°, 54%, 84% — CMYK 14%, 19%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CBBFEC?

Its complement is #E0ECC0; analogous partners are #C0CAEC and #E2C0EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBFEC for text?

Black text on #CBBFEC has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.