Palettes / Colors / #CFBDFA
#CFBDFA — Pale Vivid Purple
#CFBDFA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #CFBDFA 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.
#CFBDFA 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 #E8FABD; it also sits naturally between #BDC9FA and #EEBDFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFBDFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 189, 250 |
| HSL | 258°, 86%, 86% |
| HSV | 258°, 24%, 98% |
| CMYK | 17%, 24%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 61.19, 56.56, 98.14 |
| Yxy | 56.56, 0.2834, 0.2620 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.93, 18.22, -27.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.21, 17.90, -29.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 74% · Blue 98%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFBDFA
.text { color: #CFBDFA; }
.background { background-color: #CFBDFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBDFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 189, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBDFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 189, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBDFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 189, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFBDFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBDFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E8FABD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFBDFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBDFA
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 #CFBDFA: ·
How #CFBDFA 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 #CFBDFA 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 #CFBDFA?
#CFBDFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 189, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBDFA?
#CFBDFA is RGB 207, 189, 250 — HSL 258°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 17%, 24%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #CFBDFA?
Its complement is #E8FABD; analogous partners are #BDC9FA and #EEBDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFBDFA for text?
Black text on #CFBDFA has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.