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#CCBCDD — Light Muted Purple

#CCBCDD 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 #CCBCDD 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.

#CCBCDD 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 #CDDDBB; it also sits naturally between #BBBCDD and #DCBBDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCBCDD · RGB 204, 188, 221

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Color values

HEX#CCBCDD
RGB204, 188, 221
HSL269°, 33%, 80%
HSV269°, 15%, 87%
CMYK8%, 15%, 0%, 13%
XYZ55.94, 54.02, 75.89
Yxy54.02, 0.3010, 0.2907
CIE-Lab78.48, 11.78, -14.43
Hunter Lab73.50, 11.32, -14.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 74% · Blue 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCBCDD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCBCDD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCBCDD

.text { color: #CCBCDD; }
.background { background-color: #CCBCDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBCDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 188, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBCDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 188, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBCDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 188, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCBCDD

#B7A0CF#A588C3#906DB6#7E55AA#6A488E#563A73#442E5C#302040#1E1529#0A070E

Tints of #CCBCDD

#D1C2E0#D3C5E2#D8CCE5#DBD0E7#E0D6EA#E5DDEE#E8E0F0#EDE7F3#F0EBF5#F5F1F8

Tones of #CCBCDD

#CCBEDA#CCC0D8#CCC2D6#CCC5D3#CCC7D1#CCC9CF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDDBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.78:1 Fails
Against black text11.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCBCDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBCDD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CCBCDD: ·

How #CCBCDD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C5C5D5Deuteranopia · #C6C7D3Tritanopia · #CBCFCD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCBCDD rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Canyon
#573794 · #BF7854 · #40AB64 · #C8C2DE
Gentle Ruby Marble
#76AD32 · #B1D97E · #783AC6 · #C9B9E4
Palette 495c83
#495C83 · #7A86B6 · #A8A4CE · #C8B6E2
Vivid Bloom
#3D2B74 · #984F39 · #53BF6D · #C5B8D9
Palette Be9fe1
#BE9FE1 · #C9B6E4 · #E1CCEC · #F1F1F6
Palette 3b1e54
#3B1E54 · #9B7EBD · #D4BEE4 · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

#C8C2DE#C9B9E4#C8B6E2#C5B8D9#C9B6E4#D4BEE4#D6B8DB#D4B5E2#CABBE9#D7C1E0#D1B0E0#C9BBCF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCBCDC  ·  #CCBCDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBCDD?

#CCBCDD is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 188, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBCDD?

#CCBCDD is RGB 204, 188, 221 — HSL 269°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 8%, 15%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CCBCDD?

Its complement is #CDDDBB; analogous partners are #BBBCDD and #DCBBDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBCDD for text?

Black text on #CCBCDD has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.