Palettes / Colors / #C0ADFF

#C0ADFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#C0ADFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

#C0ADFF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECFFAD; it also sits naturally between #ADC3FF and #E9ADFF. 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 75% · Green 68% · Blue 100%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C0ADFF

.text { color: #C0ADFF; }
.background { background-color: #C0ADFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C0ADFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 173, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C0ADFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 173, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C0ADFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 173, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C0ADFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C0ADFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECFFAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C0ADFF: #000000.

How #C0ADFF 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 #C0ADFF 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

← #C0ADFE  ·  #C0AE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C0ADFF?

#C0ADFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 192, 173, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C0ADFF?

#C0ADFF is RGB 192, 173, 255 — HSL 254°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 25%, 32%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #C0ADFF?

Its complement is #ECFFAD; analogous partners are #ADC3FF and #E9ADFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C0ADFF for text?

Black text on #C0ADFF has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.