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#CDAFF1 — Pale Purple

#CDAFF1 is a purple color we call Pale 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 #CDAFF1 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.

#CDAFF1 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 #D4F1B1; it also sits naturally between #B1B4F1 and #EEB1F1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDAFF1 · RGB 205, 175, 241

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Color values

HEX#CDAFF1
RGB205, 175, 241
HSL267°, 70%, 82%
HSV267°, 27%, 95%
CMYK15%, 27%, 0%, 5%
XYZ56.38, 49.99, 89.90
Yxy49.99, 0.2873, 0.2547
CIE-Lab76.06, 23.30, -28.90
Hunter Lab70.70, 22.75, -30.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 69% · Blue 95%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDAFF1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDAFF1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDAFF1

.text { color: #CDAFF1; }
.background { background-color: #CDAFF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDAFF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 175, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 70%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDAFF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 175, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDAFF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 175, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDAFF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDAFF1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDAFF1

#B88EEB#A26CE5#8F4DE0#792BDA#6621BA#531B98#401575#2F0F57#1C0934#090311

Tints of #CDAFF1

#D1B5F2#D6BEF4#D9C2F4#DECBF6#E1CFF7#E4D4F7#E9DCF9#ECE1FA#F1E9FB#F4EEFC

Tones of #CDAFF1

#CEB6ED#CFBAE8#CFBFE3#D0C3DF#D0C8DA#D1CDD6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4F1B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.91:1 Fails
Against black text11.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDAFF1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDAFF1

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDAFF1: ·

How #CDAFF1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C0C0E1Deuteranopia · #C2C4DDTritanopia · #CCD4D2

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDAFF1 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Mosaic
#D0B5F2 · #9F6BE1 · #7E32DC · #6020B1
Vivid Ruby Dusk
#2D1488 · #E3613D · #1FD647 · #C7B4EC
Palette Fac0e1
#FAC0E1 · #CAA5F1 · #59D4E8 · #39BDC8
Crystal Ruby Cascade
#621C96 · #B17421 · #5BE1A8 · #C8B1E8
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Mellow Orchard
#399716 · #77E547 · #B234E2 · #D7B3EF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D0B5F2#C7B4EC#CAA5F1#C8B1E8#CCA8E9#D7B3EF#C6A7EE#D5AAEB#C9B2E7#D3A9E9#D9ACF5#C3B6EC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDAFF0  ·  #CDAFF2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDAFF1?

#CDAFF1 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 175, 241). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDAFF1?

#CDAFF1 is RGB 205, 175, 241 — HSL 267°, 70%, 82% — CMYK 15%, 27%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CDAFF1?

Its complement is #D4F1B1; analogous partners are #B1B4F1 and #EEB1F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDAFF1 for text?

Black text on #CDAFF1 has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.