Palettes / Colors / #CD95EE

#CD95EE — Light Purple

#CD95EE 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 #CD95EE 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.

#CD95EE 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 #B6EE96; it also sits naturally between #A196EE and #EE96E2. 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 58% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD95EE

.text { color: #CD95EE; }
.background { background-color: #CD95EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD95EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 149, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 72%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD95EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 149, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD95EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 149, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD95EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD95EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6EE96:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD95EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD95EE

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 #CD95EE 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 #CD95EE 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 #CD95EE?

#CD95EE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 149, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD95EE?

#CD95EE is RGB 205, 149, 238 — HSL 278°, 72%, 76% — CMYK 14%, 37%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CD95EE?

Its complement is #B6EE96; analogous partners are #A196EE and #EE96E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD95EE for text?

Black text on #CD95EE has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.