Palettes / Colors / #CDBEE4

#CDBEE4 — Pale Muted Purple

#CDBEE4 is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#CDBEE4 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 #D5E4BE; it also sits naturally between #BEC2E4 and #E0BEE4. 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 75% · Blue 89%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDBEE4

.text { color: #CDBEE4; }
.background { background-color: #CDBEE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBEE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 190, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 41%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBEE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 190, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBEE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 190, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDBEE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBEE4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDBEE4

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Tones of #CDBEE4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5E4BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBEE4: #000000.

How #CDBEE4 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 #CDBEE4 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

← #CDBEE3  ·  #CDBEE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBEE4?

#CDBEE4 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 190, 228). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBEE4?

#CDBEE4 is RGB 205, 190, 228 — HSL 264°, 41%, 82% — CMYK 10%, 17%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CDBEE4?

Its complement is #D5E4BE; analogous partners are #BEC2E4 and #E0BEE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBEE4 for text?

Black text on #CDBEE4 has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.