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#CFABE2 — Light Muted Purple

#CFABE2 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 #CFABE2 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.

#CFABE2 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 #BFE2AB; it also sits naturally between #B4ABE2 and #E2ABDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFABE2 · RGB 207, 171, 226

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Color values

HEX#CFABE2
RGB207, 171, 226
HSL279°, 49%, 78%
HSV279°, 24%, 89%
CMYK8%, 24%, 0%, 11%
XYZ54.02, 47.88, 78.35
Yxy47.88, 0.2997, 0.2656
CIE-Lab74.75, 23.01, -22.75
Hunter Lab69.20, 22.31, -23.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 67% · Blue 89%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFABE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFABE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFABE2

.text { color: #CFABE2; }
.background { background-color: #CFABE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFABE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 171, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 49%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFABE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 171, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFABE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 171, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFABE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFABE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFABE2

#C091D9#AF72CF#9F58C6#8C3EB6#78359C#632C81#4C2263#381948#200E2A#0C050F

Tints of #CFABE2

#D3B3E5#D8BBE8#DABEE9#DEC6EB#E3CEEE#E7D5F1#EBDDF3#EEE1F5#F2E8F7#F6F0FA

Tones of #CFABE2

#CEAFDE#CDB3DB#CCB7D7#CABBD3#C9BFCF#C8C3CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFE2AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.99:1 Fails
Against black text10.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFABE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFABE2

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 #CFABE2: ·

How #CFABE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFD5Deuteranopia · #C2C4D2Tritanopia · #CDCAC8

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 #CFABE2 rather than the exact color:

Modern Ruby Opal
#551E83 · #D89C53 · #2CC17E · #CAADE2
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Hidden Ruby Mosaic
#C9ACDD · #783AA2 · #633681 · #532D6C
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Crystal Horizon
#317C17 · #91E677 · #A827D4 · #D3A9E9
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6

Similar colors

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

#CAADE2#D1B0E0#C9ACDD#CCA8E9#D3A9E9#D7A9E6#CCA2E1#C9B2E7#C5AAE6#D5AAEB#C8B1E8#D4B5E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFABE1  ·  #CFABE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFABE2?

#CFABE2 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 171, 226). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFABE2?

#CFABE2 is RGB 207, 171, 226 — HSL 279°, 49%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 24%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CFABE2?

Its complement is #BFE2AB; analogous partners are #B4ABE2 and #E2ABDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFABE2 for text?

Black text on #CFABE2 has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.