Palettes / Colors / #CDBCD5

#CDBCD5 — Light Dusty Purple

#CDBCD5 is a purple color we call Light Dusty 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 #CDBCD5 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.

#CDBCD5 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 #C5D6BD; it also sits naturally between #C2BDD6 and #D6BDD1. 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 74% · Blue 84%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDBCD5

.text { color: #CDBCD5; }
.background { background-color: #CDBCD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBCD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 188, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 23%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBCD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 188, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBCD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 188, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDBCD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBCD5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDBCD5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5D6BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBCD5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBCD5

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 #CDBCD5 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 #CDBCD5 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

← #CDBCD4  ·  #CDBCD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBCD5?

#CDBCD5 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 188, 213). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBCD5?

#CDBCD5 is RGB 205, 188, 213 — HSL 281°, 23%, 79% — CMYK 4%, 12%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #CDBCD5?

Its complement is #C5D6BD; analogous partners are #C2BDD6 and #D6BDD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBCD5 for text?

Black text on #CDBCD5 has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.