What color is #CFB1D1?

#CFB1D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB1D1?

The RGB value is 207, 177, 209: 207 red, 177 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB1D1?

The complementary color is #B3D1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB1D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB1D1 color

#CFB1D1 rgb(207, 177, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFB1D1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 69.4% green and 82% blue (207, 177, 209).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 26% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#CFB1D1 color codes

HEX	`#CFB1D1`
RGB	`rgb(207, 177, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 69.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 26%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.65, 16.42, -12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.65, 20.41, 323.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.961, 49.314, 67.038)`
Decimal	`13611473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB1D1, 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 #CFB1D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB1D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #CFB1D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb1d1; }
.text { color: #cfb1d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb1d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 177 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb1d1, #d1b1c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFB1D1?: #CFB1D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB1D1?: The RGB value is 207, 177, 209: 207 red, 177 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB1D1?: The complementary color is #B3D1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB1D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.