Palettes / Colors / #CCBFD4

#CCBFD4 — Light Dusty Purple

#CCBFD4 is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#CCBFD4 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 #C7D4BF; it also sits naturally between #C1BFD4 and #D4BFD2. 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 75% · Blue 83%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

Previews

CSS code for #CCBFD4

.text { color: #CCBFD4; }
.background { background-color: #CCBFD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBFD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 191, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 20%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBFD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 191, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBFD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 191, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCBFD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCBFD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCBFD4

Tints of #CCBFD4

Tones of #CCBFD4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7D4BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCBFD4: #000000.

How #CCBFD4 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 #CCBFD4 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

← #CCBFD3  ·  #CCBFD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBFD4?

#CCBFD4 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 191, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBFD4?

#CCBFD4 is RGB 204, 191, 212 — HSL 277°, 20%, 79% — CMYK 4%, 10%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #CCBFD4?

Its complement is #C7D4BF; analogous partners are #C1BFD4 and #D4BFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBFD4 for text?

Black text on #CCBFD4 has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.