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#CF93EA — Light Purple

#CF93EA is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CF93EA 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.

#CF93EA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0EA95; it also sits naturally between #A495EA and #EA95DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF93EA · RGB 207, 147, 234

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Color values

HEX#CF93EA
RGB207, 147, 234
HSL281°, 67%, 75%
HSV281°, 37%, 92%
CMYK12%, 37%, 0%, 8%
XYZ51.02, 40.07, 82.89
Yxy40.07, 0.2932, 0.2303
CIE-Lab69.52, 37.72, -35.17
Hunter Lab63.30, 37.03, -38.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 58% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF93EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF93EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF93EA

.text { color: #CF93EA; }
.background { background-color: #CF93EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF93EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 147, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 67%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF93EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 147, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF93EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 147, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF93EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF93EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF93EA

#C177E4#B459DE#A73BD8#9528C8#7F22AA#661B88#4F156A#390F4D#23092F#0D0311

Tints of #CF93EA

#D39DEC#D7A6ED#DAAEEF#DEB7F1#E4C3F3#E8CCF5#ECD4F7#F0DDF8#F3E5FA#F7EEFC

Tones of #CF93EA

#CD9BE4#CAA1DE#C8A7D7#C6ADD2#C4B3CB#C2B9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0EA95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.33:1 Fails
Against black text9.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #CF93EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF93EA

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 #CF93EA: ·

How #CF93EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B5B4D5Deuteranopia · #B9BDD0Tritanopia · #CCC4C1

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF93EA rather than the exact color:

Golden Saffron
#4EB41D · #5AE148 · #9120C7 · #CF9BE8
Palette 4e56c0
#4E56C0 · #9B5DE0 · #D78FEE · #FDCFFA
Palette 1230ae
#1230AE · #6C48C5 · #C68FE6 · #FFF7F7
Palette Cb9df0
#CB9DF0 · #F0C1E1 · #FDDBBB · #FFF9BF
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #F6C6EA · #C490E4

Similar colors

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

#CF9BE8#D78FEE#C68FE6#CB9DF0#D18CE0#C490E4#C49AEB#D195F9#C499F3#D69ADE#D4A0F1#D59BF6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF93E9  ·  #CF93EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF93EA?

#CF93EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 147, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF93EA?

#CF93EA is RGB 207, 147, 234 — HSL 281°, 67%, 75% — CMYK 12%, 37%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CF93EA?

Its complement is #B0EA95; analogous partners are #A495EA and #EA95DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF93EA for text?

Black text on #CF93EA has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.