Palettes / Colors / #CDAAEE
#CDAAEE — Light Purple
#CDAAEE 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 #CDAAEE 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.
#CDAAEE 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 #CBEEAA; it also sits naturally between #ABAAEE and #EEAAED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDAAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 170, 238 |
| HSL | 271°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 271°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 14%, 29%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 54.98, 47.90, 87.24 |
| Yxy | 47.90, 0.2892, 0.2520 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.76, 25.40, -29.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.21, 24.77, -31.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 67% · Blue 93%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDAAEE
.text { color: #CDAAEE; }
.background { background-color: #CDAAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDAAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 170, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDAAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 170, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDAAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 170, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDAAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDAAEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBEEAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.98:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDAAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDAAEE
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 #CDAAEE: ·
How #CDAAEE 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 #CDAAEE 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 #CDAAEE?
#CDAAEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 170, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDAAEE?
#CDAAEE is RGB 205, 170, 238 — HSL 271°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 29%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CDAAEE?
Its complement is #CBEEAA; analogous partners are #ABAAEE and #EEAAED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDAAEE for text?
Black text on #CDAAEE has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.