Palettes / Colors / #C5AFFE

#C5AFFE — Pale Vivid Purple

#C5AFFE 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 #C5AFFE 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.

#C5AFFE 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 #E8FEAE; it also sits naturally between #AEC0FE and #EDAEFE. 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 77% · Green 69% · Blue 100%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C5AFFE

.text { color: #C5AFFE; }
.background { background-color: #C5AFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C5AFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 175, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C5AFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 175, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C5AFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 175, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C5AFFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C5AFFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8FEAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C5AFFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C5AFFE

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 #C5AFFE 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 #C5AFFE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C5AFFE?

#C5AFFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 197, 175, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C5AFFE?

#C5AFFE is RGB 197, 175, 254 — HSL 257°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 22%, 31%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #C5AFFE?

Its complement is #E8FEAE; analogous partners are #AEC0FE and #EDAEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C5AFFE for text?

Black text on #C5AFFE has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.