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#CD89DC — Light Muted Purple

#CD89DC 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 #CD89DC 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.

#CD89DC 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 #98DC89; it also sits naturally between #A389DC and #DC89C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD89DC · RGB 205, 137, 220

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Color values

HEX#CD89DC
RGB205, 137, 220
HSL289°, 54%, 70%
HSV289°, 38%, 86%
CMYK7%, 38%, 0%, 14%
XYZ47.04, 36.04, 72.19
Yxy36.04, 0.3030, 0.2321
CIE-Lab66.55, 39.69, -32.07
Hunter Lab60.03, 38.63, -33.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 54% · Blue 86%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD89DC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD89DC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD89DC

.text { color: #CD89DC; }
.background { background-color: #CD89DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD89DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 137, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 54%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD89DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 137, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD89DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 137, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD89DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD89DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD89DC

#C16ED4#B756CD#AB3BC4#9734AD#7F2B91#672376#521C5E#3A1443#260D2B#0E0510

Tints of #CD89DC

#D295DF#D59DE2#DAA9E5#DDB0E8#E2BCEB#E8C8EF#EBD0F1#F0DCF4#F3E4F7#F8EFFA

Tones of #CD89DC

#C98FD6#C595D0#C29BCA#BEA1C4#BAA7BE#B6ACB9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #98DC89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.56:1 Fails
Against black text8.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #CD89DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD89DC

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 #CD89DC: ·

How #CD89DC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B0AFC8Deuteranopia · #B4B9C3Tritanopia · #CAB8B5

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD89DC rather than the exact color:

Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Radiant Breeze
#5E31CA · #C983DC · #D740AB · #DB4362
Tranquil Cinder
#E2C2E6 · #CD90D5 · #B85FC3 · #9E47A9
Crystal Zephyr
#303FB4 · #A283CF · #D684DC · #DC8BB7
Palette 7071e8
#7071E8 · #C683D7 · #ED9ED6 · #FFC7C7
Royal Horizon
#3C289A · #8136CB · #CD7EDE · #E9A9E0

Similar colors

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

#D18CE0#C983DC#CD90D5#D684DC#C683D7#CD7EDE#D889E1#C68FE6#C490E4#CD82E9#C480E4#CA8BCD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD89DB  ·  #CD89DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD89DC?

#CD89DC is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 137, 220). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD89DC?

#CD89DC is RGB 205, 137, 220 — HSL 289°, 54%, 70% — CMYK 7%, 38%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CD89DC?

Its complement is #98DC89; analogous partners are #A389DC and #DC89C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD89DC for text?

Black text on #CD89DC has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.56:1.