Palettes / Colors / #CCAED4

#CCAED4 — Light Dusty Purple

#CCAED4 is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CCAED4 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.

#CCAED4 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B7D5AF; it also sits naturally between #BAAFD5 and #D5AFCA. 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 83%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCAED4

.text { color: #CCAED4; }
.background { background-color: #CCAED4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCAED4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 174, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 31%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCAED4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 174, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCAED4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 174, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCAED4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCAED4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCAED4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7D5AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCAED4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCAED4

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 #CCAED4 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 #CCAED4 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

← #CCAED3  ·  #CCAED5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCAED4?

#CCAED4 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 174, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCAED4?

#CCAED4 is RGB 204, 174, 212 — HSL 287°, 31%, 76% — CMYK 4%, 18%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #CCAED4?

Its complement is #B7D5AF; analogous partners are #BAAFD5 and #D5AFCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCAED4 for text?

Black text on #CCAED4 has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.