Palettes / Colors / #CDB2DC

#CDB2DC — Light Muted Purple

#CDB2DC is a purple color we call Light 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 #CDB2DC 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.

#CDB2DC 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 #C1DCB2; it also sits naturally between #B8B2DC and #DCB2D6. 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 70% · Blue 86%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDB2DC

.text { color: #CDB2DC; }
.background { background-color: #CDB2DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDB2DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 178, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 38%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDB2DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 178, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDB2DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 178, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDB2DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDB2DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDB2DC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1DCB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDB2DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDB2DC

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:

How #CDB2DC 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 #CDB2DC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDB2DC?

#CDB2DC is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 178, 220). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDB2DC?

#CDB2DC is RGB 205, 178, 220 — HSL 279°, 38%, 78% — CMYK 7%, 19%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CDB2DC?

Its complement is #C1DCB2; analogous partners are #B8B2DC and #DCB2D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDB2DC for text?

Black text on #CDB2DC has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.