Palettes / Colors / #CDAEEB
#CDAEEB — Light Purple
#CDAEEB 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 #CDAEEB 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.
#CDAEEB 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 #CCEBAD; it also sits naturally between #ADADEB and #EBADEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDAEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 174, 235 |
| HSL | 270°, 60%, 80% |
| HSV | 270°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 13%, 26%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 55.31, 49.25, 85.19 |
| Yxy | 49.25, 0.2915, 0.2596 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.61, 22.58, -26.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.18, 21.96, -27.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 68% · Blue 92%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 26% · 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 #CDAEEB
.text { color: #CDAEEB; }
.background { background-color: #CDAEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDAEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 174, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDAEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 174, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDAEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 174, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDAEEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDAEEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CDAEEB
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Tones of #CDAEEB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCEBAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDAEEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDAEEB
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 #CDAEEB: ·
How #CDAEEB 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 #CDAEEB 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 #CDAEEB?
#CDAEEB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 174, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDAEEB?
#CDAEEB is RGB 205, 174, 235 — HSL 270°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 26%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #CDAEEB?
Its complement is #CCEBAD; analogous partners are #ADADEB and #EBADEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDAEEB for text?
Black text on #CDAEEB has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.