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#CCAFDC — Light Muted Purple

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

#CCAFDC 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 #BDDBAD; it also sits naturally between #B4ADDB and #DBADD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCAFDC · RGB 204, 175, 220

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Color values

HEX#CCAFDC
RGB204, 175, 220
HSL279°, 39%, 77%
HSV279°, 20%, 86%
CMYK7%, 20%, 0%, 14%
XYZ53.15, 48.66, 74.30
Yxy48.66, 0.3018, 0.2763
CIE-Lab75.24, 18.65, -18.77
Hunter Lab69.76, 17.93, -18.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 69% · Blue 86%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CCAFDC

.text { color: #CCAFDC; }
.background { background-color: #CCAFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCAFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 175, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCAFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 175, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCAFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 175, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCAFDC

#BB95D0#A978C4#9A5FB9#894BAA#754091#5E3375#4A285C#361E43#1F1127#0B060E

Tints of #CCAFDC

#D0B5DE#D4BCE1#D9C3E5#DDCAE8#E2D1EB#E4D4EC#E8DCEF#EDE3F3#F1EAF6#F6F1F9

Tones of #CCAFDC

#CAB1D8#C9B4D5#C8B7D1#C7BACE#C6BECB#C5C1C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDDBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.96:1 Fails
Against black text10.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCAFDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCAFDC

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 #CCAFDC: ·

How #CCAFDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFD1Deuteranopia · #C1C3CFTritanopia · #CBC9C7

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 #CCAFDC rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Mosaic
#C9ACDD · #783AA2 · #633681 · #532D6C
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Modern Ruby Opal
#551E83 · #D89C53 · #2CC17E · #CAADE2
Palette 17153b
#17153B · #2E236C · #433D8B · #C8ACD6
Amber Ruby Marble
#C7AED6 · #A16EBE · #864FA6 · #6C3989
Palette 495c83
#495C83 · #7A86B6 · #A8A4CE · #C8B6E2

Similar colors

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

#C9ACDD#D1B0E0#CAADE2#C8ACD6#C7AED6#C8B6E2#C3AED6#C9B6E4#D4B5E2#C9B2E7#C5B8D9#C5B3D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCAFDB  ·  #CCAFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCAFDC?

#CCAFDC is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 175, 220). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCAFDC?

#CCAFDC is RGB 204, 175, 220 — HSL 279°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 7%, 20%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CCAFDC?

Its complement is #BDDBAD; analogous partners are #B4ADDB and #DBADD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCAFDC for text?

Black text on #CCAFDC has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.