Palettes / Colors / #C4AFFE
#C4AFFE — Pale Vivid Purple
#C4AFFE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #C4AFFE 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.
#C4AFFE 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 #E9FEAE; it also sits naturally between #AEC1FE and #ECAEFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #C4AFFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 196, 175, 254 |
| HSL | 256°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 256°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 23%, 31%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 55.98, 49.55, 100.38 |
| Yxy | 49.55, 0.2719, 0.2406 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.79, 23.47, -36.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.39, 22.89, -40.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 77% · Green 69% · Blue 100%
Cyan 23% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #C4AFFE
.text { color: #C4AFFE; }
.background { background-color: #C4AFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4AFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 175, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4AFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 175, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4AFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 175, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#C4AFFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4AFFE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #C4AFFE
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Tones of #C4AFFE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9FEAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.92:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #C4AFFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4AFFE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #C4AFFE: ·
How #C4AFFE 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 #C4AFFE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #C4AFFE?
#C4AFFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 196, 175, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #C4AFFE?
#C4AFFE is RGB 196, 175, 254 — HSL 256°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 23%, 31%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #C4AFFE?
Its complement is #E9FEAE; analogous partners are #AEC1FE and #ECAEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #C4AFFE for text?
Black text on #C4AFFE has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.