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#CFC2EA — Pale Muted Purple

#CFC2EA is a purple color we call Pale 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 #CFC2EA 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.

#CFC2EA 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 #DDEAC2; it also sits naturally between #C2C9EA and #E4C2EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFC2EA · RGB 207, 194, 234

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Color values

HEX#CFC2EA
RGB207, 194, 234
HSL260°, 49%, 84%
HSV260°, 17%, 92%
CMYK12%, 17%, 0%, 8%
XYZ59.88, 57.79, 85.84
Yxy57.79, 0.2942, 0.2840
CIE-Lab80.62, 12.15, -18.17
Hunter Lab76.02, 11.80, -18.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 76% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFC2EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFC2EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFC2EA

.text { color: #CFC2EA; }
.background { background-color: #CFC2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFC2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 194, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 49%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFC2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 194, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFC2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 194, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFC2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFC2EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFC2EA

#B8A4E0#A085D5#8867CB#7149C1#5E39A7#4D2F89#3C246A#2B1A4C#1A102E#09050F

Tints of #CFC2EA

#D3C6EB#D5CAED#DBD1EF#DED5F1#E1D9F2#E4DDF3#E7E1F5#EDE8F7#F0ECF8#F3F0FA

Tones of #CFC2EA

#D0C5E7#D1C8E4#D2CBE2#D3CEDF#D4D0DC#D5D3D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDEAC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFC2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFC2EA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CFC2EA: ·

How #CFC2EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C9C9E0Deuteranopia · #CACBDETritanopia · #CED9D7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFC2EA rather than the exact color:

Radiant Mirage
#AFEEBA · #DBEFF2 · #CDC9EA · #ECB4E8
Velvet Monsoon
#411987 · #D96B2C · #3ADB75 · #D6C1ED
Dusty Summit
#75841F · #DFE17D · #4F38D0 · #D0C9EE
Golden Bloom
#5EB035 · #76CB52 · #8E38B9 · #D7C4E8
Palette A1eafb
#A1EAFB · #FDFDFD · #FFCEF3 · #CABBE9
Electric Ruby Summit
#361BB6 · #CB3D1E · #3EE35B · #CAC6F0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CDC9EA#D6C1ED#D0C9EE#D7C4E8#CABBE9#CAC6F0#D4BEE4#CCCAEE#C8CAE9#D7C3F1#D6C9E5#C4C4EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFC2E9  ·  #CFC2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFC2EA?

#CFC2EA is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 194, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFC2EA?

#CFC2EA is RGB 207, 194, 234 — HSL 260°, 49%, 84% — CMYK 12%, 17%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CFC2EA?

Its complement is #DDEAC2; analogous partners are #C2C9EA and #E4C2EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFC2EA for text?

Black text on #CFC2EA has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.