Palettes / Colors / #D8ADEB

#D8ADEB — Light Purple

#D8ADEB is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#D8ADEB 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 #C0EBAD; it also sits naturally between #B9ADEB and #EBADDF. 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 85% · Green 68% · Blue 92%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D8ADEB

.text { color: #D8ADEB; }
.background { background-color: #D8ADEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D8ADEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 173, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D8ADEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 173, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D8ADEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 173, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D8ADEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D8ADEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D8ADEB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0EBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D8ADEB: #000000.

How #D8ADEB 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 #D8ADEB 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

← #D8ADEA  ·  #D8ADEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D8ADEB?

#D8ADEB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 216, 173, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D8ADEB?

#D8ADEB is RGB 216, 173, 235 — HSL 282°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 8%, 26%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D8ADEB?

Its complement is #C0EBAD; analogous partners are #B9ADEB and #EBADDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D8ADEB for text?

Black text on #D8ADEB has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.