Palettes / Colors / #CBADE1

#CBADE1 — Light Muted Purple

#CBADE1 is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#CBADE1 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 #C3E1AD; it also sits naturally between #B1ADE1 and #E1ADDC. 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 68% · Blue 88%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #CBADE1

.text { color: #CBADE1; }
.background { background-color: #CBADE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBADE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 173, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 46%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBADE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 173, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBADE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 173, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBADE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBADE1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBADE1

Tints of #CBADE1

Tones of #CBADE1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3E1AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBADE1: #000000.

How #CBADE1 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 #CBADE1 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBADE0  ·  #CBADE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBADE1?

#CBADE1 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 173, 225). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBADE1?

#CBADE1 is RGB 203, 173, 225 — HSL 275°, 46%, 78% — CMYK 10%, 23%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #CBADE1?

Its complement is #C3E1AD; analogous partners are #B1ADE1 and #E1ADDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBADE1 for text?

Black text on #CBADE1 has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.