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#CEAEDB — Light Muted Purple

#CEAEDB is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #CEAEDB 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.

#CEAEDB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BBDBAE; it also sits naturally between #B8AEDB and #DBAED1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEAEDB · RGB 206, 174, 219

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Color values

HEX#CEAEDB
RGB206, 174, 219
HSL283°, 38%, 77%
HSV283°, 21%, 86%
CMYK6%, 21%, 0%, 14%
XYZ53.38, 48.51, 73.57
Yxy48.51, 0.3042, 0.2765
CIE-Lab75.14, 19.65, -18.35
Hunter Lab69.65, 18.93, -18.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 68% · Blue 86%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEAEDB

.text { color: #CEAEDB; }
.background { background-color: #CEAEDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEAEDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 174, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEAEDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 174, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEAEDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 174, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEAEDB

#BF95D0#AE79C3#9F61B8#8F4CA9#7A4190#623474#4D295B#381E43#211127#0C060E

Tints of #CEAEDB

#D2B5DE#D7BCE1#DBC3E4#DFCAE7#E3D1EA#E5D5EC#EADCEF#EEE3F2#F2EAF6#F6F1F9

Tones of #CEAEDB

#CDB1D8#CBB5D4#CAB7D1#C8BBCE#C7BECB#C6C1C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBDBAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.96:1 Fails
Against black text10.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEAEDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEAEDB

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 #CEAEDB: ·

How #CEAEDB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C0C0D0Deuteranopia · #C2C4CDTritanopia · #CCC8C6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Hidden Ruby Mosaic
#C9ACDD · #783AA2 · #633681 · #532D6C
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Palette 17153b
#17153B · #2E236C · #433D8B · #C8ACD6
Modern Ruby Opal
#551E83 · #D89C53 · #2CC17E · #CAADE2
Amber Ruby Marble
#C7AED6 · #A16EBE · #864FA6 · #6C3989
Mellow Ruby Ember
#3D7D26 · #93CE60 · #AE5ACC · #D4B5E2

Similar colors

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

#C9ACDD#D1B0E0#C8ACD6#CAADE2#C7AED6#D4B5E2#D7ACD4#C3AED6#C8B6E2#D6B8DB#C5B3D3#C9B6E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEAEDA  ·  #CEAEDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEAEDB?

#CEAEDB is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 174, 219). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEAEDB?

#CEAEDB is RGB 206, 174, 219 — HSL 283°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 21%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CEAEDB?

Its complement is #BBDBAE; analogous partners are #B8AEDB and #DBAED1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEAEDB for text?

Black text on #CEAEDB has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.