Palettes / Colors / #D4CBDD

#D4CBDD — Pale Dusty Purple

#D4CBDD is a purple color we call Pale 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 #D4CBDD 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.

#D4CBDD 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 #D4DDCB; it also sits naturally between #CBCBDD and #DDCBDD. 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 83% · Green 80% · Blue 87%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D4CBDD

.text { color: #D4CBDD; }
.background { background-color: #D4CBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4CBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 203, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 21%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4CBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 203, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4CBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 203, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4CBDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4CBDD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4DDCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4CBDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D4CBDD

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 #D4CBDD 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 #D4CBDD 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

← #D4CBDC  ·  #D4CBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4CBDD?

#D4CBDD is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 212, 203, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4CBDD?

#D4CBDD is RGB 212, 203, 221 — HSL 270°, 21%, 83% — CMYK 4%, 8%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #D4CBDD?

Its complement is #D4DDCB; analogous partners are #CBCBDD and #DDCBDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4CBDD for text?

Black text on #D4CBDD has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.