Palettes / Colors / #CBC3DA

#CBC3DA — Light Dusty Purple

#CBC3DA is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#CBC3DA 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 #D2DAC3; it also sits naturally between #C3C6DA and #D7C3DA. 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 76% · Blue 85%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

Previews

CSS code for #CBC3DA

.text { color: #CBC3DA; }
.background { background-color: #CBC3DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC3DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 195, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 24%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC3DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 195, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC3DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 195, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC3DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC3DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBC3DA

Tints of #CBC3DA

Tones of #CBC3DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2DAC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBC3DA: #000000.

How #CBC3DA 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 #CBC3DA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBC3D9  ·  #CBC3DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBC3DA?

#CBC3DA is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 195, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC3DA?

#CBC3DA is RGB 203, 195, 218 — HSL 261°, 24%, 81% — CMYK 7%, 11%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CBC3DA?

Its complement is #D2DAC3; analogous partners are #C3C6DA and #D7C3DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC3DA for text?

Black text on #CBC3DA has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.