Palettes / Colors / #CAAED6

#CAAED6 — Light Muted Purple

#CAAED6 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 #CAAED6 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.

#CAAED6 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 #BAD6AE; it also sits naturally between #B6AED6 and #D6AECE. 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 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAAED6

.text { color: #CAAED6; }
.background { background-color: #CAAED6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAED6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 174, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 33%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAED6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 174, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAED6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 174, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAAED6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAED6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAD6AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAAED6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAAED6

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 #CAAED6 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 #CAAED6 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

← #CAAED5  ·  #CAAED7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAAED6?

#CAAED6 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 174, 214). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAED6?

#CAAED6 is RGB 202, 174, 214 — HSL 282°, 33%, 76% — CMYK 6%, 19%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #CAAED6?

Its complement is #BAD6AE; analogous partners are #B6AED6 and #D6AECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAAED6 for text?

Black text on #CAAED6 has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.