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#CEAEDC — Light Muted Purple

#CEAEDC 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 #CEAEDC 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.

#CEAEDC 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 #BBDCAD; it also sits naturally between #B6ADDC and #DCADD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEAEDC · RGB 206, 174, 220

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Color values

HEX#CEAEDC
RGB206, 174, 220
HSL282°, 40%, 77%
HSV282°, 21%, 86%
CMYK6%, 21%, 0%, 14%
XYZ53.51, 48.56, 74.26
Yxy48.56, 0.3034, 0.2754
CIE-Lab75.18, 19.85, -18.85
Hunter Lab69.69, 19.13, -18.90

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

CSS code for #CEAEDC

.text { color: #CEAEDC; }
.background { background-color: #CEAEDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEAEDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 174, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 40%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEAEDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 174, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEAEDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 174, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEAEDC

#BF94D1#AE77C5#9F5EBA#8E49AB#793F92#623276#4D285D#381D44#211127#0C060E

Tints of #CEAEDC

#D2B4DF#D6BBE2#DBC2E5#DFC9E8#E3D1EB#E5D4ED#EADBF0#EEE2F3#F2EAF6#F6F1F9

Tones of #CEAEDC

#CCB0D8#CBB3D5#CAB7D2#C8BACE#C7BECB#C6C1C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBDCAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.96:1 Fails
Against black text10.71:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEAEDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEAEDC

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 #CEAEDC: ·

How #CEAEDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C0C0D1Deuteranopia · #C2C4CETritanopia · #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 #CEAEDC rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Hidden Ruby Mosaic
#C9ACDD · #783AA2 · #633681 · #532D6C
Modern Ruby Opal
#551E83 · #D89C53 · #2CC17E · #CAADE2
Palette 17153b
#17153B · #2E236C · #433D8B · #C8ACD6
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:

#D1B0E0#C9ACDD#CAADE2#C8ACD6#C7AED6#D4B5E2#C8B6E2#D7ACD4#C9B6E4#C3AED6#C9B2E7#D6B8DB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEAEDB  ·  #CEAEDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEAEDC?

#CEAEDC is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 174, 220). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEAEDC?

#CEAEDC is RGB 206, 174, 220 — HSL 282°, 40%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 21%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CEAEDC?

Its complement is #BBDCAD; analogous partners are #B6ADDC and #DCADD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEAEDC for text?

Black text on #CEAEDC has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.