Palettes / Colors / #CCACFB

#CCACFB — Pale Vivid Purple

#CCACFB is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #CCACFB 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.

#CCACFB 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 #DCFBAC; it also sits naturally between #ACB4FB and #F3ACFB. 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 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCACFB

.text { color: #CCACFB; }
.background { background-color: #CCACFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCACFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 172, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCACFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 172, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCACFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 172, 251, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCFBAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCACFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCACFB

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 #CCACFB 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 #CCACFB 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

← #CCACFA  ·  #CCACFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCACFB?

#CCACFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 172, 251). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCACFB?

#CCACFB is RGB 204, 172, 251 — HSL 264°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 31%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CCACFB?

Its complement is #DCFBAC; analogous partners are #ACB4FB and #F3ACFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCACFB for text?

Black text on #CCACFB has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.