What color is #CF8CFA?

#CF8CFA is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF8CFA?

The RGB value is 207, 140, 250: 207 red, 140 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF8CFA?

The complementary color is #B7FA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF8CFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF8CFA color

#CF8CFA rgb(207, 140, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CF8CFA is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 54.9% green and 98% blue (207, 140, 250).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 92% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Dream Vapour (#CC99EE), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#CF8CFA color codes

HEX	`#CF8CFA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 140, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 54.9%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 92%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 44%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 44%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, 44.82, -45.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 63.65, 314.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.362, 38.925, 95.179)`
Decimal	`13602042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF8CFA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CF8CFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF8CFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CF8CFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf8cfa; }
.text { color: #cf8cfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf8cfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 140 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf8cfa, #fa8cee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CF8CFA?: #CF8CFA is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF8CFA?: The RGB value is 207, 140, 250: 207 red, 140 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF8CFA?: The complementary color is #B7FA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF8CFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.