Palettes / Colors / #CFAED8

#CFAED8 — Light Muted Purple

#CFAED8 is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CFAED8 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.

#CFAED8 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 #B6D7AC; it also sits naturally between #B9ACD7 and #D7ACCB. 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 68% · Blue 85%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFAED8

.text { color: #CFAED8; }
.background { background-color: #CFAED8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFAED8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 174, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 35%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFAED8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 174, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFAED8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 174, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFAED8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFAED8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6D7AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFAED8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFAED8

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 #CFAED8 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 #CFAED8 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 #CFAED8?

#CFAED8 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 174, 216). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFAED8?

#CFAED8 is RGB 207, 174, 216 — HSL 287°, 35%, 76% — CMYK 4%, 19%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CFAED8?

Its complement is #B6D7AC; analogous partners are #B9ACD7 and #D7ACCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFAED8 for text?

Black text on #CFAED8 has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.