Palettes / Colors / #CFBFDD

#CFBFDD — Light Dusty Purple

#CFBFDD 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 #CFBFDD 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.

#CFBFDD 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 #CEDEC0; it also sits naturally between #C1C0DE and #DEC0DD. 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 87%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFBFDD

.text { color: #CFBFDD; }
.background { background-color: #CFBFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 191, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 31%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 191, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 191, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEDEC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFBFDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBFDD

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 #CFBFDD 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 #CFBFDD 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

← #CFBFDC  ·  #CFBFDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBFDD?

#CFBFDD is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 191, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBFDD?

#CFBFDD is RGB 207, 191, 221 — HSL 272°, 31%, 81% — CMYK 6%, 14%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CFBFDD?

Its complement is #CEDEC0; analogous partners are #C1C0DE and #DEC0DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBFDD for text?

Black text on #CFBFDD has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.