Palettes / Colors / #CD8DDD

#CD8DDD — Light Muted Purple

#CD8DDD 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 #CD8DDD 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.

#CD8DDD 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 #9DDD8D; it also sits naturally between #A58DDD and #DD8DC5. 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 55% · Blue 87%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD8DDD

.text { color: #CD8DDD; }
.background { background-color: #CD8DDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD8DDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 141, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 54%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD8DDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 141, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD8DDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 141, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD8DDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD8DDD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DDD8D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD8DDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD8DDD

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 #CD8DDD 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 #CD8DDD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD8DDD?

#CD8DDD is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 141, 221). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD8DDD?

#CD8DDD is RGB 205, 141, 221 — HSL 288°, 54%, 71% — CMYK 7%, 36%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CD8DDD?

Its complement is #9DDD8D; analogous partners are #A58DDD and #DD8DC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD8DDD for text?

Black text on #CD8DDD has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.