Palettes / Colors / #CDBAEF

#CDBAEF — Pale Purple

#CDBAEF is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CDBAEF 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.

#CDBAEF 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 #DBEFB9; it also sits naturally between #B9C0EF and #E7B9EF. 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 73% · Blue 94%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDBAEF

.text { color: #CDBAEF; }
.background { background-color: #CDBAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 186, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 62%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 186, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 186, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBEFB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBAEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBAEF

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 #CDBAEF 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 #CDBAEF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBAEF?

#CDBAEF is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 186, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBAEF?

#CDBAEF is RGB 205, 186, 239 — HSL 262°, 62%, 83% — CMYK 14%, 22%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CDBAEF?

Its complement is #DBEFB9; analogous partners are #B9C0EF and #E7B9EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBAEF for text?

Black text on #CDBAEF has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.