Palettes / Colors / #C989EB

#C989EB — Light Purple

#C989EB is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#C989EB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ABEB89; it also sits naturally between #9889EB and #EB89DC. 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 79% · Green 54% · Blue 92%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C989EB

.text { color: #C989EB; }
.background { background-color: #C989EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C989EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 137, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C989EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 137, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C989EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 137, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C989EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C989EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C989EB

Tints of #C989EB

Tones of #C989EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABEB89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C989EB: #000000.

How #C989EB 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 #C989EB 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 #C989EB?

#C989EB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 201, 137, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C989EB?

#C989EB is RGB 201, 137, 235 — HSL 279°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 14%, 42%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #C989EB?

Its complement is #ABEB89; analogous partners are #9889EB and #EB89DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C989EB for text?

Black text on #C989EB has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.