Palettes / Colors / #CDAFEC

#CDAFEC — Light Purple

#CDAFEC 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 #CDAFEC 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.

#CDAFEC 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 #CFEDB1; it also sits naturally between #B1B1ED and #EDB1ED. 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 69% · Blue 93%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDAFEC

.text { color: #CDAFEC; }
.background { background-color: #CDAFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDAFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 175, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 62%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDAFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 175, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDAFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 175, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDAFEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFEDB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDAFEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDAFEC

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 #CDAFEC 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 #CDAFEC 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

← #CDAFEB  ·  #CDAFED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDAFEC?

#CDAFEC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 175, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDAFEC?

#CDAFEC is RGB 205, 175, 236 — HSL 270°, 62%, 81% — CMYK 13%, 26%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDAFEC?

Its complement is #CFEDB1; analogous partners are #B1B1ED and #EDB1ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDAFEC for text?

Black text on #CDAFEC has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.