Palettes / Colors / #CDBED6

#CDBED6 — Light Dusty Purple

#CDBED6 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 #CDBED6 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.

#CDBED6 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 #C6D6BD; it also sits naturally between #C0BDD6 and #D6BDD2. 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 75% · Blue 84%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDBED6

.text { color: #CDBED6; }
.background { background-color: #CDBED6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBED6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 190, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 23%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBED6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 190, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBED6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 190, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDBED6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBED6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6D6BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBED6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBED6

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 #CDBED6 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 #CDBED6 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

← #CDBED5  ·  #CDBED7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBED6?

#CDBED6 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 190, 214). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBED6?

#CDBED6 is RGB 205, 190, 214 — HSL 278°, 23%, 79% — CMYK 4%, 11%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #CDBED6?

Its complement is #C6D6BD; analogous partners are #C0BDD6 and #D6BDD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBED6 for text?

Black text on #CDBED6 has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.