Palettes / Colors / #CFBADE
#CFBADE — Light Muted Purple
#CFBADE 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 #CFBADE 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.
#CFBADE 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 #C9DEBA; it also sits naturally between #BDBADE and #DEBADB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFBADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 186, 222 |
| HSL | 275°, 35%, 80% |
| HSV | 275°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 7%, 16%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.48, 53.66, 76.49 |
| Yxy | 53.66, 0.3026, 0.2875 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.26, 14.05, -15.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.25, 13.56, -15.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 73% · Blue 87%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFBADE
.text { color: #CFBADE; }
.background { background-color: #CFBADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 186, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 186, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 186, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFBADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBADE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFBADE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9DEBA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFBADE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBADE
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 #CFBADE: ·
How #CFBADE 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 #CFBADE 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 #CFBADE?
#CFBADE is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 186, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBADE?
#CFBADE is RGB 207, 186, 222 — HSL 275°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 16%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #CFBADE?
Its complement is #C9DEBA; analogous partners are #BDBADE and #DEBADB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFBADE for text?
Black text on #CFBADE has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.