Palettes / Colors / #CBADEA
#CBADEA — Light Purple
#CBADEA 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 #CBADEA 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.
#CBADEA 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 #CCEAAE; it also sits naturally between #AEAEEA and #EAAEEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CBADEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 173, 234 |
| HSL | 270°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 270°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 13%, 26%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 54.42, 48.52, 84.34 |
| Yxy | 48.52, 0.2906, 0.2591 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.15, 22.29, -26.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.66, 21.61, -27.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 68% · Blue 92%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 26% · 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 #CBADEA
.text { color: #CBADEA; }
.background { background-color: #CBADEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBADEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 173, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBADEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 173, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBADEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 173, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CBADEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBADEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CBADEA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCEAAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.96:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CBADEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBADEA
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 #CBADEA: ·
How #CBADEA 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 #CBADEA 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 #CBADEA?
#CBADEA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 173, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CBADEA?
#CBADEA is RGB 203, 173, 234 — HSL 270°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 26%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #CBADEA?
Its complement is #CCEAAE; analogous partners are #AEAEEA and #EAAEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CBADEA for text?
Black text on #CBADEA has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.