Palettes / Colors / #CDBCD9

#CDBCD9 — Light Dusty Purple

#CDBCD9 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 #CDBCD9 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.

#CDBCD9 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 #C7D8BA; it also sits naturally between #BDBAD8 and #D8BAD6. 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 85%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDBCD9

.text { color: #CDBCD9; }
.background { background-color: #CDBCD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBCD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 188, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 28%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBCD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 188, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBCD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 188, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDBCD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBCD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7D8BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBCD9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBCD9

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 #CDBCD9 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 #CDBCD9 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

← #CDBCD8  ·  #CDBCDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBCD9?

#CDBCD9 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 188, 217). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBCD9?

#CDBCD9 is RGB 205, 188, 217 — HSL 275°, 28%, 79% — CMYK 6%, 13%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CDBCD9?

Its complement is #C7D8BA; analogous partners are #BDBAD8 and #D8BAD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBCD9 for text?

Black text on #CDBCD9 has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.