Palettes / Colors / #CF95DF

#CF95DF — Light Muted Purple

#CF95DF is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #CF95DF 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.

#CF95DF 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 #A5DF95; it also sits naturally between #AA95DF and #DF95CA. 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 58% · Blue 87%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CF95DF

.text { color: #CF95DF; }
.background { background-color: #CF95DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF95DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 149, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 54%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF95DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 149, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF95DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 149, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF95DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF95DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5DF95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF95DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF95DF

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:

How #CF95DF 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 #CF95DF 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 #CF95DF?

#CF95DF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 149, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF95DF?

#CF95DF is RGB 207, 149, 223 — HSL 287°, 54%, 73% — CMYK 7%, 33%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CF95DF?

Its complement is #A5DF95; analogous partners are #AA95DF and #DF95CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF95DF for text?

Black text on #CF95DF has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.