Palettes / Colors / #CBABED

#CBABED — Light Purple

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

#CBABED 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 #CDEDAB; it also sits naturally between #ABACED and #ECABED. 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 80% · Green 67% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBABED

.text { color: #CBABED; }
.background { background-color: #CBABED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBABED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 171, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBABED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 171, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBABED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 171, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBABED

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Tones of #CBABED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEDAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBABED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBABED

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 #CBABED 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 #CBABED 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

← #CBABEC  ·  #CBABEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBABED?

#CBABED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 171, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBABED?

#CBABED is RGB 203, 171, 237 — HSL 269°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 28%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CBABED?

Its complement is #CDEDAB; analogous partners are #ABACED and #ECABED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBABED for text?

Black text on #CBABED has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.