What color is #CFABD7?

#CFABD7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFABD7?

The RGB value is 207, 171, 215: 207 red, 171 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFABD7?

The complementary color is #B3D7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFABD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFABD7 color

#CFABD7 rgb(207, 171, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFABD7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 67.1% green and 84.3% blue (207, 171, 215).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 35% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#CFABD7 color codes

HEX	`#CFABD7`
RGB	`rgb(207, 171, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 67.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 35%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.38, 20.83, -17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.38, 27.08, 320.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.559, 47.298, 70.638)`
Decimal	`13609943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFABD7, 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 #CFABD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFABD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #CFABD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfabd7; }
.text { color: #cfabd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfabd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 171 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfabd7, #d7abc9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CFABD7?: #CFABD7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFABD7?: The RGB value is 207, 171, 215: 207 red, 171 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFABD7?: The complementary color is #B3D7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFABD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.