Palettes / Colors / #CD8AEA
#CD8AEA — Light Purple
#CD8AEA is a purple color we call Light 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 #CD8AEA 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.
#CD8AEA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A7EA8A; it also sits naturally between #9D8AEA and #EA8AD7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CD8AEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 138, 234 |
| HSL | 282°, 70%, 73% |
| HSV | 282°, 41%, 92% |
| CMYK | 12%, 41%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 49.12, 37.10, 82.41 |
| Yxy | 37.10, 0.2913, 0.2200 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.35, 41.97, -38.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.91, 41.26, -42.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 54% · Blue 92%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CD8AEA
.text { color: #CD8AEA; }
.background { background-color: #CD8AEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD8AEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 138, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 70%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD8AEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 138, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD8AEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 138, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CD8AEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD8AEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A7EA8A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CD8AEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD8AEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CD8AEA: ·
How #CD8AEA 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 #CD8AEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CD8AEA?
#CD8AEA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 138, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CD8AEA?
#CD8AEA is RGB 205, 138, 234 — HSL 282°, 70%, 73% — CMYK 12%, 41%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #CD8AEA?
Its complement is #A7EA8A; analogous partners are #9D8AEA and #EA8AD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CD8AEA for text?
Black text on #CD8AEA has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.