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#CCBEEC — Pale Purple

#CCBEEC is a purple color we call Pale 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 #CCBEEC 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.

#CCBEEC 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 #DFEDC0; it also sits naturally between #C0C9ED and #E4C0ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCBEEC · RGB 204, 190, 236

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Color values

HEX#CCBEEC
RGB204, 190, 236
HSL258°, 55%, 84%
HSV258°, 19%, 93%
CMYK14%, 19%, 0%, 7%
XYZ58.46, 55.72, 87.03
Yxy55.72, 0.2905, 0.2769
CIE-Lab79.45, 13.76, -21.03
Hunter Lab74.65, 13.35, -21.74

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

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

CSS code for #CCBEEC

.text { color: #CCBEEC; }
.background { background-color: #CCBEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 190, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 55%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 190, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 190, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCBEEC

#B4A0E3#9B81DA#8361D1#6A41C8#5832AE#48298E#38206F#28174F#180E2F#080510

Tints of #CCBEEC

#D0C4EE#D3C8EF#DAD0F1#DDD4F2#E0D7F4#E3DBF5#E6DFF6#ECE7F8#EFEBF9#F3EFFA

Tones of #CCBEEC

#CFC3E9#D0C6E6#D1CAE3#D2CCE0#D4D0DD#D5D3D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFEDC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.73:1 Fails
Against black text12.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCBEEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBEEC

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 #CCBEEC: ·

How #CCBEEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C6E1Deuteranopia · #C7C8DETritanopia · #CBD8D6

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 #CCBEEC rather than the exact color:

Palette A1eafb
#A1EAFB · #FDFDFD · #FFCEF3 · #CABBE9
Electric Ruby Summit
#361BB6 · #CB3D1E · #3EE35B · #CAC6F0
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Gentle Ruby Marble
#76AD32 · #B1D97E · #783AC6 · #C9B9E4
Palette 421b9b
#421B9B · #A06EE1 · #CBBCF6 · #CEF9E2
Tranquil Ruby Marble
#161B88 · #DF353C · #3CDF35 · #C4C4EF

Similar colors

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

#CABBE9#CAC6F0#C3BEF0#C9B9E4#CBBCF6#C4C4EF#C3B9EA#D6C1ED#C7B4EC#CDC9EA#D4BEE4#D0B5F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCBEEB  ·  #CCBEED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBEEC?

#CCBEEC is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 190, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBEEC?

#CCBEEC is RGB 204, 190, 236 — HSL 258°, 55%, 84% — CMYK 14%, 19%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CCBEEC?

Its complement is #DFEDC0; analogous partners are #C0C9ED and #E4C0ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBEEC for text?

Black text on #CCBEEC has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.