What color is #CFA4CF?

#CFA4CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFA4CF?

The RGB value is 207, 164, 207: 207 red, 164 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA4CF?

The complementary color is #A4CFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA4CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA4CF color

#CFA4CF rgb(207, 164, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFA4CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 64.3% green and 81.2% blue (207, 164, 207).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 31% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#CFA4CF color codes

HEX	`#CFA4CF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 164, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 64.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 31%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 21%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, 23.13, -15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 28.04, 325.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.269, 44.323, 64.926)`
Decimal	`13608143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA4CF, 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 #CFA4CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA4CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #CFA4CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa4cf; }
.text { color: #cfa4cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa4cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 164 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa4cf, #cfa4ba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CFA4CF?: #CFA4CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFA4CF?: The RGB value is 207, 164, 207: 207 red, 164 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA4CF?: The complementary color is #A4CFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA4CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.