Palettes / Colors / #CFBED5

#CFBED5 — Light Dusty Purple

#CFBED5 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 #CFBED5 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.

#CFBED5 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 #C4D5BE; it also sits naturally between #C3BED5 and #D5BECF. 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 75% · Blue 84%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFBED5

.text { color: #CFBED5; }
.background { background-color: #CFBED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 190, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 21%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 190, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 190, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFBED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBED5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4D5BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFBED5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBED5

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 #CFBED5 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 #CFBED5 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

← #CFBED4  ·  #CFBED6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBED5?

#CFBED5 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 190, 213). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBED5?

#CFBED5 is RGB 207, 190, 213 — HSL 284°, 21%, 79% — CMYK 3%, 11%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #CFBED5?

Its complement is #C4D5BE; analogous partners are #C3BED5 and #D5BECF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBED5 for text?

Black text on #CFBED5 has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.