Palettes / Colors / #CFABEC
#CFABEC — Light Purple
#CFABEC 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 #CFABEC 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.
#CFABEC 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 #C9ECAC; it also sits naturally between #AFACEC and #ECACE9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFABEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 171, 236 |
| HSL | 273°, 63%, 80% |
| HSV | 273°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 12%, 28%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 55.44, 48.45, 85.79 |
| Yxy | 48.45, 0.2923, 0.2554 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.11, 25.05, -27.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.60, 24.46, -29.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 67% · Blue 93%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFABEC
.text { color: #CFABEC; }
.background { background-color: #CFABEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFABEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 171, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFABEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 171, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFABEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 171, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFABEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFABEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFABEC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9ECAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.96:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFABEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFABEC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CFABEC: ·
How #CFABEC 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 #CFABEC 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 #CFABEC?
#CFABEC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 171, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFABEC?
#CFABEC is RGB 207, 171, 236 — HSL 273°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 12%, 28%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CFABEC?
Its complement is #C9ECAC; analogous partners are #AFACEC and #ECACE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFABEC for text?
Black text on #CFABEC has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.