Palettes / Colors / #CDB2FA

#CDB2FA — Pale Vivid Purple

#CDB2FA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #CDB2FA 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.

#CDB2FA 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 #DFFAB2; it also sits naturally between #B2BBFA and #F2B2FA. 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 70% · Blue 98%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDB2FA

.text { color: #CDB2FA; }
.background { background-color: #CDB2FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDB2FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 178, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 88%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDB2FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 178, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDB2FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 178, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDB2FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDB2FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFFAB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDB2FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDB2FA

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 #CDB2FA 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 #CDB2FA 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

← #CDB2F9  ·  #CDB2FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDB2FA?

#CDB2FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 178, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDB2FA?

#CDB2FA is RGB 205, 178, 250 — HSL 263°, 88%, 84% — CMYK 18%, 29%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CDB2FA?

Its complement is #DFFAB2; analogous partners are #B2BBFA and #F2B2FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDB2FA for text?

Black text on #CDB2FA has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.