Palettes / Colors / #CFAEDA
#CFAEDA — Light Muted Purple
#CFAEDA 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 #CFAEDA 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.
#CFAEDA 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 #B9DAAF; it also sits naturally between #B9AFDA and #DAAFCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFAEDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 174, 218 |
| HSL | 285°, 37%, 77% |
| HSV | 285°, 20%, 85% |
| CMYK | 5%, 20%, 0%, 15% |
| XYZ | 53.52, 48.60, 72.89 |
| Yxy | 48.60, 0.3058, 0.2777 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.20, 19.78, -17.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.71, 19.07, -17.64 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 68% · Blue 85%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFAEDA
.text { color: #CFAEDA; }
.background { background-color: #CFAEDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFAEDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 174, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 37%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFAEDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 174, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFAEDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 174, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFAEDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFAEDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFAEDA
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Tones of #CFAEDA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9DAAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.96:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFAEDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFAEDA
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 #CFAEDA: ·
How #CFAEDA 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 #CFAEDA 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 #CFAEDA?
#CFAEDA is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 174, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFAEDA?
#CFAEDA is RGB 207, 174, 218 — HSL 285°, 37%, 77% — CMYK 5%, 20%, 0%, 15%.
What colors go with #CFAEDA?
Its complement is #B9DAAF; analogous partners are #B9AFDA and #DAAFCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFAEDA for text?
Black text on #CFAEDA has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.