Palettes / Colors / #CCC8D5

#CCC8D5 — Light Dusty Purple

#CCC8D5 is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#CCC8D5 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 #D1D5C8; it also sits naturally between #C8CBD5 and #D2C8D5. 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 78% · Blue 84%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCC8D5

.text { color: #CCC8D5; }
.background { background-color: #CCC8D5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCC8D5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 200, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 13%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCC8D5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 200, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCC8D5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 200, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCC8D5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCC8D5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCC8D5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1D5C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCC8D5: #000000.

How #CCC8D5 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCC8D5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCC8D4  ·  #CCC8D6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCC8D5?

#CCC8D5 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 200, 213). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCC8D5?

#CCC8D5 is RGB 204, 200, 213 — HSL 258°, 13%, 81% — CMYK 4%, 6%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #CCC8D5?

Its complement is #D1D5C8; analogous partners are #C8CBD5 and #D2C8D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCC8D5 for text?

Black text on #CCC8D5 has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.