Palettes / Colors / #CFBEEE
#CFBEEE — Pale Purple
#CFBEEE is a purple color we call Pale 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 #CFBEEE 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.
#CFBEEE 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 #DDEEBE; it also sits naturally between #BEC5EE and #E7BEEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFBEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 190, 238 |
| HSL | 261°, 59%, 84% |
| HSV | 261°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 13%, 20%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.58, 56.27, 88.61 |
| Yxy | 56.27, 0.2914, 0.2752 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.76, 15.13, -21.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.01, 14.75, -22.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 75% · Blue 93%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFBEEE
.text { color: #CFBEEE; }
.background { background-color: #CFBEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 190, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 190, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 190, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFBEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBEEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFBEEE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDEEBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFBEEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBEEE
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 #CFBEEE: ·
How #CFBEEE 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 #CFBEEE 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 #CFBEEE?
#CFBEEE is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 190, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBEEE?
#CFBEEE is RGB 207, 190, 238 — HSL 261°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 13%, 20%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CFBEEE?
Its complement is #DDEEBE; analogous partners are #BEC5EE and #E7BEEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFBEEE for text?
Black text on #CFBEEE has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.