Palettes / Colors / #CFBBFA

#CFBBFA — Pale Vivid Purple

#CFBBFA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #CFBBFA 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.

#CFBBFA 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 #E7FABD; it also sits naturally between #BDC8FA and #EFBDFA. 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 81% · Green 73% · Blue 98%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFBBFA

.text { color: #CFBBFA; }
.background { background-color: #CFBBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 187, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 187, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 187, 250, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7FABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFBBFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBBFA

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 #CFBBFA 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 #CFBBFA 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

← #CFBBF9  ·  #CFBBFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBBFA?

#CFBBFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 187, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBBFA?

#CFBBFA is RGB 207, 187, 250 — HSL 259°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 17%, 25%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CFBBFA?

Its complement is #E7FABD; analogous partners are #BDC8FA and #EFBDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBBFA for text?

Black text on #CFBBFA has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.