Palettes / Colors / #CFABE8

#CFABE8 — Light Purple

#CFABE8 is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#CFABE8 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 #C4E8AB; it also sits naturally between #B0ABE8 and #E8ABE3. 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 67% · Blue 91%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

Previews

CSS code for #CFABE8

.text { color: #CFABE8; }
.background { background-color: #CFABE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFABE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 171, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 57%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFABE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 171, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFABE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 171, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFABE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFABE8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFABE8

Tints of #CFABE8

Tones of #CFABE8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4E8AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFABE8: #000000.

How #CFABE8 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 #CFABE8 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFABE7  ·  #CFABE9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFABE8?

#CFABE8 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 171, 232). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFABE8?

#CFABE8 is RGB 207, 171, 232 — HSL 275°, 57%, 79% — CMYK 11%, 26%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #CFABE8?

Its complement is #C4E8AB; analogous partners are #B0ABE8 and #E8ABE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFABE8 for text?

Black text on #CFABE8 has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.