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#CCBEE2 — Pale Muted Purple

#CCBEE2 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 #CCBEE2 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.

#CCBEE2 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 #D5E3C0; it also sits naturally between #C0C4E3 and #DEC0E3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCBEE2 · RGB 204, 190, 226

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Color values

HEX#CCBEE2
RGB204, 190, 226
HSL263°, 38%, 82%
HSV263°, 16%, 89%
CMYK10%, 16%, 0%, 11%
XYZ57.04, 55.16, 79.59
Yxy55.16, 0.2974, 0.2876
CIE-Lab79.13, 11.71, -16.14
Hunter Lab74.27, 11.28, -16.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 89%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCBEE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCBEE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCBEE2

.text { color: #CCBEE2; }
.background { background-color: #CCBEE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBEE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 190, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 38%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBEE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 190, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBEE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 190, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCBEE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCBEE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCBEE2

#B7A4D6#A187C9#8D6FBE#7753B2#644497#51377B#3F2B5F#2E2046#1C132A#09060E

Tints of #CCBEE2

#D0C3E4#D5CAE7#D8CEE9#DED5EC#E0D8EE#E3DCEF#E9E3F2#ECE6F4#F1EDF7#F4F1F9

Tones of #CCBEE2

#CEC2E0#CEC5DD#CFC7DB#CFCAD8#D0CCD6#D1CFD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5E3C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.75:1 Fails
Against black text12.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCBEE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBEE2

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 #CCBEE2: ·

How #CCBEE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C6D9Deuteranopia · #C7C8D7Tritanopia · #CBD2D1

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 #CCBEE2 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Marble
#76AD32 · #B1D97E · #783AC6 · #C9B9E4
Tranquil Ruby Canyon
#573794 · #BF7854 · #40AB64 · #C8C2DE
Palette A1eafb
#A1EAFB · #FDFDFD · #FFCEF3 · #CABBE9
Palette 3b1e54
#3B1E54 · #9B7EBD · #D4BEE4 · #EEEEEE
Palette Be9fe1
#BE9FE1 · #C9B6E4 · #E1CCEC · #F1F1F6
Palette 495c83
#495C83 · #7A86B6 · #A8A4CE · #C8B6E2

Similar colors

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

#C9B9E4#C8C2DE#CABBE9#D4BEE4#C9B6E4#C8B6E2#D7C1E0#D4B5E2#C5B8D9#C3B9EA#C9B2E7#D6B8DB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCBEE1  ·  #CCBEE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBEE2?

#CCBEE2 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 190, 226). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBEE2?

#CCBEE2 is RGB 204, 190, 226 — HSL 263°, 38%, 82% — CMYK 10%, 16%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CCBEE2?

Its complement is #D5E3C0; analogous partners are #C0C4E3 and #DEC0E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBEE2 for text?

Black text on #CCBEE2 has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.