What color is #CFB4CF?

#CFB4CF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB4CF?

The RGB value is 207, 180, 207: 207 red, 180 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB4CF?

The complementary color is #B4CFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB4CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB4CF color

#CFB4CF rgb(207, 180, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFB4CF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 70.6% green and 81.2% blue (207, 180, 207).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#CFB4CF color codes

HEX	`#CFB4CF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 180, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 70.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.32, 14.41, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.32, 17.56, 325.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.314, 50.414, 65.942)`
Decimal	`13612239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB4CF, 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 #CFB4CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB4CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #CFB4CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb4cf; }
.text { color: #cfb4cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb4cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 180 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb4cf, #cfb4c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFB4CF?: #CFB4CF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB4CF?: The RGB value is 207, 180, 207: 207 red, 180 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB4CF?: The complementary color is #B4CFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB4CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.