What color is #CFA8C8?

#CFA8C8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vamp. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFA8C8?

The RGB value is 207, 168, 200: 207 red, 168 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA8C8?

The complementary color is #A8CFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA8C8 color

#CFA8C8 rgb(207, 168, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFA8C8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 65.9% green and 78.4% blue (207, 168, 200).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vamp (#DAAFD1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#CFA8C8 color codes

HEX	`#CFA8C8`
RGB	`rgb(207, 168, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 65.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, 19.65, -10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 22.47, 330.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.159, 45.442, 60.761)`
Decimal	`13609160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA8C8, 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 #CFA8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #CFA8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa8c8; }
.text { color: #cfa8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 168 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa8c8, #cfa8b5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CFA8C8?: #CFA8C8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vamp. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFA8C8?: The RGB value is 207, 168, 200: 207 red, 168 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA8C8?: The complementary color is #A8CFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.