What color is #CFB1DB?

#CFB1DB 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 #CFB1DB?

The RGB value is 207, 177, 219: 207 red, 177 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB1DB?

The complementary color is #BDDBB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB1DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB1DB color

#CFB1DB rgb(207, 177, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFB1DB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 69.4% green and 85.9% blue (207, 177, 219).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 37% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#CFB1DB color codes

HEX	`#CFB1DB`
RGB	`rgb(207, 177, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 69.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 37%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 19%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 19%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.96, 18.34, -17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.96, 25.07, 317)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.238, 49.825, 73.764)`
Decimal	`13611483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB1DB, 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 #CFB1DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB1DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #CFB1DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb1db; }
.text { color: #cfb1db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb1db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 177 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb1db, #dbb1d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFB1DB?: #CFB1DB 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 #CFB1DB?: The RGB value is 207, 177, 219: 207 red, 177 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB1DB?: The complementary color is #BDDBB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB1DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.