Palettes / Colors / #CFB0EE

#CFB0EE — Light Purple

#CFB0EE is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#CFB0EE 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 #CFEEAF; it also sits naturally between #AFAFEE and #EEAFEE. 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 69% · Blue 93%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFB0EE

.text { color: #CFB0EE; }
.background { background-color: #CFB0EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFB0EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 176, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFB0EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 176, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFB0EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 176, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFB0EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFB0EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFB0EE

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Tones of #CFB0EE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFEEAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFB0EE: #000000.

How #CFB0EE 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 #CFB0EE 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

← #CFB0ED  ·  #CFB0EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFB0EE?

#CFB0EE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 176, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFB0EE?

#CFB0EE is RGB 207, 176, 238 — HSL 270°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 13%, 26%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CFB0EE?

Its complement is #CFEEAF; analogous partners are #AFAFEE and #EEAFEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFB0EE for text?

Black text on #CFB0EE has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.