What color is #CFAEFF?

#CFAEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFAEFF?

The RGB value is 207, 174, 255: 207 red, 174 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFAEFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFAEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFAEFF color

#CFAEFF rgb(207, 174, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFAEFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 68.2% green and 100% blue (207, 174, 255).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#CFAEFF color codes

HEX	`#CFAEFF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 174, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 68.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 32%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 32%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.53, 27.47, -35.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.53, 45.04, 307.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.914, 50.758, 101.282)`
Decimal	`13610751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFAEFF, 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 #CFAEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFAEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #CFAEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfaeff; }
.text { color: #cfaeff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfaeff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 174 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfaeff, #f8aeff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFAEFF?: #CFAEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFAEFF?: The RGB value is 207, 174, 255: 207 red, 174 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFAEFF?: The complementary color is #DEFFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFAEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.