Palettes / Colors / #CDBDDE

#CDBDDE — Light Muted Purple

#CDBDDE 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 #CDBDDE 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.

#CDBDDE 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 #CFDFBF; it also sits naturally between #BFBFDF and #DEBFDF. 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 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDBDDE

.text { color: #CDBDDE; }
.background { background-color: #CDBDDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBDDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 189, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBDDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 189, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBDDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 189, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDBDDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFDFBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBDDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBDDE

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 #CDBDDE 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 #CDBDDE 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 #CDBDDE?

#CDBDDE is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 189, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBDDE?

#CDBDDE is RGB 205, 189, 222 — HSL 269°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 8%, 15%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CDBDDE?

Its complement is #CFDFBF; analogous partners are #BFBFDF and #DEBFDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBDDE for text?

Black text on #CDBDDE has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.