Palettes / Colors / #C9BEEA
#C9BEEA — Pale Muted Purple
#C9BEEA is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #C9BEEA 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.
#C9BEEA 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 #DFEABE; it also sits naturally between #BEC9EA and #DFBEEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #C9BEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 201, 190, 234 |
| HSL | 255°, 51%, 83% |
| HSV | 255°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 14%, 19%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 57.35, 55.18, 85.47 |
| Yxy | 55.18, 0.2896, 0.2787 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.15, 12.39, -20.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.29, 11.96, -21.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 75% · Blue 92%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #C9BEEA
.text { color: #C9BEEA; }
.background { background-color: #C9BEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C9BEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 190, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 51%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C9BEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 190, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C9BEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 190, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#C9BEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C9BEEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #C9BEEA
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Tones of #C9BEEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFEABE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.74:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #C9BEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C9BEEA
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 #C9BEEA: ·
How #C9BEEA 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 #C9BEEA 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 #C9BEEA?
#C9BEEA is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 201, 190, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #C9BEEA?
#C9BEEA is RGB 201, 190, 234 — HSL 255°, 51%, 83% — CMYK 14%, 19%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #C9BEEA?
Its complement is #DFEABE; analogous partners are #BEC9EA and #DFBEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #C9BEEA for text?
Black text on #C9BEEA has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.