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#CEAFDC — Light Muted Purple

#CEAFDC 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 #CEAFDC 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.

#CEAFDC 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 #BCDBAD; it also sits naturally between #B6ADDB and #DBADD3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEAFDC · RGB 206, 175, 220

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Color values

HEX#CEAFDC
RGB206, 175, 220
HSL281°, 39%, 77%
HSV281°, 20%, 86%
CMYK6%, 20%, 0%, 14%
XYZ53.70, 48.95, 74.33
Yxy48.95, 0.3034, 0.2766
CIE-Lab75.42, 19.30, -18.48
Hunter Lab69.96, 18.60, -18.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 69% · Blue 86%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEAFDC

.text { color: #CEAFDC; }
.background { background-color: #CEAFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEAFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 175, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEAFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 175, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEAFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 175, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEAFDC

#BD95D0#AC78C4#9D5FB9#8C4BAA#784091#603375#4C285C#371E43#201127#0C060E

Tints of #CEAFDC

#D1B5DE#D5BCE1#DAC3E5#DECAE8#E3D1EB#E5D4EC#E9DCEF#EEE3F3#F2EAF6#F6F1F9

Tones of #CEAFDC

#CBB1D8#CAB4D5#C9B7D1#C8BACE#C7BECB#C6C1C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCDBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.95:1 Fails
Against black text10.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEAFDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEAFDC

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 #CEAFDC: ·

How #CEAFDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C0D1Deuteranopia · #C2C5CFTritanopia · #CCC9C7

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 #CEAFDC 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#C9B6E4#D6B8DB#D7ACD4#C9B2E7#C3AED6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEAFDB  ·  #CEAFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEAFDC?

#CEAFDC is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 175, 220). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEAFDC?

#CEAFDC is RGB 206, 175, 220 — HSL 281°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 20%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CEAFDC?

Its complement is #BCDBAD; analogous partners are #B6ADDB and #DBADD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEAFDC for text?

Black text on #CEAFDC has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.