Palettes / Colors / #CAADD7

#CAADD7 — Light Muted Purple

#CAADD7 is a purple color we call Light 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 #CAADD7 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.

#CAADD7 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BAD7AD; it also sits naturally between #B5ADD7 and #D7ADCF. 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 68% · Blue 84%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAADD7

.text { color: #CAADD7; }
.background { background-color: #CAADD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAADD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 173, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 34%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAADD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 173, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAADD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 173, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAADD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAADD7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAD7AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAADD7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAADD7

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 #CAADD7 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 #CAADD7 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

← #CAADD6  ·  #CAADD8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAADD7?

#CAADD7 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 173, 215). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAADD7?

#CAADD7 is RGB 202, 173, 215 — HSL 281°, 34%, 76% — CMYK 6%, 20%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #CAADD7?

Its complement is #BAD7AD; analogous partners are #B5ADD7 and #D7ADCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAADD7 for text?

Black text on #CAADD7 has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.