Palettes / Colors / #CDADDF

#CDADDF — Light Muted Purple

#CDADDF 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 #CDADDF 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.

#CDADDF 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 #C0E0AE; it also sits naturally between #B5AEE0 and #E0AED9. 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 68% · Blue 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDADDF

.text { color: #CDADDF; }
.background { background-color: #CDADDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDADDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 173, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 44%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDADDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 173, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDADDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 173, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDADDF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0E0AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDADDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDADDF

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 #CDADDF 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 #CDADDF 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

← #CDADDE  ·  #CDADE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDADDF?

#CDADDF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 173, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDADDF?

#CDADDF is RGB 205, 173, 223 — HSL 278°, 44%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 22%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CDADDF?

Its complement is #C0E0AE; analogous partners are #B5AEE0 and #E0AED9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDADDF for text?

Black text on #CDADDF has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.