Palettes / Colors / #CEBADE
#CEBADE — Light Muted Purple
#CEBADE is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.
#CEBADE 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 #CADEBA; it also sits naturally between #BCBADE and #DEBADC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEBADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 186, 222 |
| HSL | 273°, 35%, 80% |
| HSV | 273°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 7%, 16%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.20, 53.51, 76.47 |
| Yxy | 53.51, 0.3018, 0.2874 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.18, 13.72, -15.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.15, 13.22, -15.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 73% · Blue 87%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEBADE
.text { color: #CEBADE; }
.background { background-color: #CEBADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEBADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 186, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEBADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 186, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEBADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 186, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEBADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEBADE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CADEBA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEBADE: #000000.
How #CEBADE 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 #CEBADE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CEBADE?
#CEBADE is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 186, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEBADE?
#CEBADE is RGB 206, 186, 222 — HSL 273°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 16%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #CEBADE?
Its complement is #CADEBA; analogous partners are #BCBADE and #DEBADC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEBADE for text?
Black text on #CEBADE has a contrast ratio of 11.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.