What color is #CFAAE7?

#CFAAE7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFAAE7?

The RGB value is 207, 170, 231: 207 red, 170 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFAAE7?

The complementary color is #C2E7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFAAE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFAAE7 color

#CFAAE7 rgb(207, 170, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFAAE7 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 66.7% green and 90.6% blue (207, 170, 231).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#CFAAE7 color codes

HEX	`#CFAAE7`
RGB	`rgb(207, 170, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 66.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 26%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.69, 24.56, -25.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.69, 35.44, 313.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.528, 47.785, 81.937)`
Decimal	`13609703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFAAE7, 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 #CFAAE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFAAE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #CFAAE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfaae7; }
.text { color: #cfaae7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfaae7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 170 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfaae7, #e7aae1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFAAE7?: #CFAAE7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFAAE7?: The RGB value is 207, 170, 231: 207 red, 170 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFAAE7?: The complementary color is #C2E7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFAAE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.