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#CCAFDF — Light Muted Purple

#CCAFDF 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 #CCAFDF 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.

#CCAFDF 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 #C2DFAF; it also sits naturally between #B4AFDF and #DFAFDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCAFDF · RGB 204, 175, 223

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Color values

HEX#CCAFDF
RGB204, 175, 223
HSL276°, 43%, 78%
HSV276°, 22%, 87%
CMYK9%, 22%, 0%, 13%
XYZ53.55, 48.83, 76.41
Yxy48.83, 0.2995, 0.2731
CIE-Lab75.34, 19.25, -20.25
Hunter Lab69.87, 18.54, -20.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 69% · Blue 87%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CCAFDF

.text { color: #CCAFDF; }
.background { background-color: #CCAFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCAFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 175, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCAFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 175, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCAFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 175, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCAFDF

#BB95D5#A978C9#985FBF#8546AF#723C96#5E317C#48265F#351C45#1E1028#0B060F

Tints of #CCAFDF

#D0B6E2#D5BDE5#D7C1E6#DCC8E9#E1D0EC#E5D7EF#EADEF2#ECE2F3#F1E9F6#F6F0F9

Tones of #CCAFDF

#CBB2DC#CAB6D8#CAB9D5#C9BDD1#C8C0CE#C8C4CA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2DFAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.95:1 Fails
Against black text10.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCAFDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCAFDF

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 #CCAFDF: ·

How #CCAFDF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFD3Deuteranopia · #C1C3D1Tritanopia · #CBCAC8

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 #CCAFDF rather than the exact color:

Modern Ruby Opal
#551E83 · #D89C53 · #2CC17E · #CAADE2
Hidden Ruby Mosaic
#C9ACDD · #783AA2 · #633681 · #532D6C
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Palette 495c83
#495C83 · #7A86B6 · #A8A4CE · #C8B6E2
Smoky Cascade
#C9B2E7 · #ECAFD2 · #F3E4DA · #D5EAB3
Palette Be9fe1
#BE9FE1 · #C9B6E4 · #E1CCEC · #F1F1F6

Similar colors

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

#CAADE2#C9ACDD#D1B0E0#C8B6E2#C9B2E7#C9B6E4#C8B1E8#C8ACD6#C7AED6#D4B5E2#C5AAE6#C9B9E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCAFDE  ·  #CCAFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCAFDF?

#CCAFDF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 175, 223). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCAFDF?

#CCAFDF is RGB 204, 175, 223 — HSL 276°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 9%, 22%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CCAFDF?

Its complement is #C2DFAF; analogous partners are #B4AFDF and #DFAFDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCAFDF for text?

Black text on #CCAFDF has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.