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#CCBEEA — Pale Muted Purple

#CCBEEA 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 #CCBEEA 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.

#CCBEEA 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 #DCEABE; it also sits naturally between #BEC6EA and #E2BEEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCBEEA · RGB 204, 190, 234

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Color values

HEX#CCBEEA
RGB204, 190, 234
HSL259°, 51%, 83%
HSV259°, 19%, 92%
CMYK13%, 19%, 0%, 8%
XYZ58.17, 55.60, 85.51
Yxy55.60, 0.2919, 0.2790
CIE-Lab79.39, 13.35, -20.06
Hunter Lab74.57, 12.93, -20.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CCBEEA

.text { color: #CCBEEA; }
.background { background-color: #CCBEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 190, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 51%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 190, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 190, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCBEEA

#B39FE0#9B80D6#8361CC#6B42C2#5B37A9#4B2D8B#3A236C#29194D#190F2E#08050F

Tints of #CCBEEA

#CFC1EB#D5C9EE#D8CDEF#DBD1F0#E1D8F3#E4DCF4#E7E0F5#EAE4F6#F0ECF9#F3F0FA

Tones of #CCBEEA

#CDC1E7#CEC4E3#CFC7E0#D0CADD#D1CDDA#D3D1D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEABE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.73:1 Fails
Against black text12.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCBEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBEEA

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 #CCBEEA: ·

How #CCBEEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C6DFDeuteranopia · #C7C8DDTritanopia · #CBD7D5

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 #CCBEEA rather than the exact color:

Palette A1eafb
#A1EAFB · #FDFDFD · #FFCEF3 · #CABBE9
Gentle Ruby Marble
#76AD32 · #B1D97E · #783AC6 · #C9B9E4
Palette 3b1e54
#3B1E54 · #9B7EBD · #D4BEE4 · #EEEEEE
Electric Ruby Summit
#361BB6 · #CB3D1E · #3EE35B · #CAC6F0
Palette Ee9494
#EE9494 · #EBFFAF · #B4E8C0 · #C3B9EA
Palette Be9fe1
#BE9FE1 · #C9B6E4 · #E1CCEC · #F1F1F6

Similar colors

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

#CABBE9#C9B9E4#D4BEE4#CAC6F0#C3B9EA#C9B6E4#C3BEF0#D6C1ED#CDC9EA#C4C4EF#C7B4EC#C8B6E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCBEE9  ·  #CCBEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBEEA?

#CCBEEA is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 190, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBEEA?

#CCBEEA is RGB 204, 190, 234 — HSL 259°, 51%, 83% — CMYK 13%, 19%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CCBEEA?

Its complement is #DCEABE; analogous partners are #BEC6EA and #E2BEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBEEA for text?

Black text on #CCBEEA has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.