Palettes / Colors / #CDABD4

#CDABD4 — Light Muted Pink

#CDABD4 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CDABD4 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.

#CDABD4 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #B2D4AB; it also sits naturally between #B8ABD4 and #D4ABC6. 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 67% · Blue 83%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDABD4

.text { color: #CDABD4; }
.background { background-color: #CDABD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDABD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 171, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 32%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDABD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 171, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDABD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 171, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDABD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDABD4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2D4AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDABD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDABD4

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 #CDABD4 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 #CDABD4 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

← #CDABD3  ·  #CDABD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDABD4?

#CDABD4 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 171, 212). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDABD4?

#CDABD4 is RGB 205, 171, 212 — HSL 290°, 32%, 75% — CMYK 3%, 19%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #CDABD4?

Its complement is #B2D4AB; analogous partners are #B8ABD4 and #D4ABC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDABD4 for text?

Black text on #CDABD4 has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.