Palettes / Colors / #CEAFDF

#CEAFDF — Light Muted Purple

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

#CEAFDF 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 #C0DFAF; it also sits naturally between #B6AFDF and #DFAFD8. 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 81% · Green 69% · Blue 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEAFDF

.text { color: #CEAFDF; }
.background { background-color: #CEAFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEAFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 175, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEAFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 175, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEAFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 175, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0DFAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEAFDF: #000000.

How #CEAFDF 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 #CEAFDF 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 #CEAFDF?

#CEAFDF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 175, 223). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEAFDF?

#CEAFDF is RGB 206, 175, 223 — HSL 279°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 22%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEAFDF?

Its complement is #C0DFAF; analogous partners are #B6AFDF and #DFAFD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEAFDF for text?

Black text on #CEAFDF has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.