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#CCABE3 — Light Muted Purple

#CCABE3 is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #CCABE3 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.

#CCABE3 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 #C2E3AB; it also sits naturally between #B0ABE3 and #E3ABDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCABE3 · RGB 204, 171, 227

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Color values

HEX#CCABE3
RGB204, 171, 227
HSL275°, 50%, 78%
HSV275°, 25%, 89%
CMYK10%, 25%, 0%, 11%
XYZ53.33, 47.51, 79.03
Yxy47.51, 0.2965, 0.2641
CIE-Lab74.51, 22.25, -23.68
Hunter Lab68.93, 21.50, -24.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 67% · Blue 89%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCABE3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCABE3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCABE3

.text { color: #CCABE3; }
.background { background-color: #CCABE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCABE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 171, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 50%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCABE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 171, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCABE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 171, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCABE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCABE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCABE3

#BB90DA#A971D0#9857C7#853DB8#71349D#5E2B82#482163#341849#1E0E2A#0B050F

Tints of #CCABE3

#D0B3E6#D5BAE8#D7BEE9#DCC6EC#E1CDEE#E5D5F1#EADDF4#ECE0F5#F1E8F7#F6F0FA

Tones of #CCABE3

#CBAFDF#CAB3DB#CAB7D7#C9BBD3#C8BFCF#C8C3CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2E3AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCABE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCABE3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CCABE3: ·

How #CCABE3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BEBDD5Deuteranopia · #C0C2D2Tritanopia · #CACBC8

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCABE3 rather than the exact color:

Modern Ruby Opal
#551E83 · #D89C53 · #2CC17E · #CAADE2
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Hidden Ruby Mosaic
#C9ACDD · #783AA2 · #633681 · #532D6C
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Lucky Ruby Terrace
#8122C2 · #C48223 · #2AD991 · #C5AAE6
Smoky Cascade
#C9B2E7 · #ECAFD2 · #F3E4DA · #D5EAB3

Similar colors

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

#CAADE2#CCA8E9#C9ACDD#D1B0E0#C5AAE6#C9B2E7#C8B1E8#CCA2E1#D3A9E9#C8A1E0#C9B6E4#D7A9E6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCABE2  ·  #CCABE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCABE3?

#CCABE3 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 171, 227). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCABE3?

#CCABE3 is RGB 204, 171, 227 — HSL 275°, 50%, 78% — CMYK 10%, 25%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CCABE3?

Its complement is #C2E3AB; analogous partners are #B0ABE3 and #E3ABDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCABE3 for text?

Black text on #CCABE3 has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.