Palettes / Colors / #CDA9EA
#CDA9EA — Light Purple
#CDA9EA 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 #CDA9EA 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.
#CDA9EA 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 #C6EAA9; it also sits naturally between #ACA9EA and #EAA9E7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDA9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 169, 234 |
| HSL | 273°, 61%, 79% |
| HSV | 273°, 28%, 92% |
| CMYK | 12%, 28%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 54.22, 47.30, 84.11 |
| Yxy | 47.30, 0.2921, 0.2548 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.38, 25.11, -27.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.77, 24.42, -29.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 66% · Blue 92%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 28% · 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 #CDA9EA
.text { color: #CDA9EA; }
.background { background-color: #CDA9EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDA9EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 169, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 61%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDA9EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 169, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDA9EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 169, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDA9EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDA9EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C6EAA9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.01:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDA9EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDA9EA
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 #CDA9EA: ·
How #CDA9EA 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 #CDA9EA 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 #CDA9EA?
#CDA9EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 169, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDA9EA?
#CDA9EA is RGB 205, 169, 234 — HSL 273°, 61%, 79% — CMYK 12%, 28%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #CDA9EA?
Its complement is #C6EAA9; analogous partners are #ACA9EA and #EAA9E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDA9EA for text?
Black text on #CDA9EA has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.