What color is #CFB4D1?

#CFB4D1 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 #CFB4D1?

The RGB value is 207, 180, 209: 207 red, 180 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB4D1?

The complementary color is #B6D1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB4D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB4D1 color

#CFB4D1 rgb(207, 180, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFB4D1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 70.6% green and 82% blue (207, 180, 209).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 24% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#CFB4D1 color codes

HEX	`#CFB4D1`
RGB	`rgb(207, 180, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 70.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 24%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.38, 14.79, -11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.38, 18.45, 323.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.56, 50.512, 67.238)`
Decimal	`13612241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB4D1, 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 #CFB4D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB4D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #CFB4D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb4d1; }
.text { color: #cfb4d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb4d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 180 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb4d1, #d1b4c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFB4D1?: #CFB4D1 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 #CFB4D1?: The RGB value is 207, 180, 209: 207 red, 180 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB4D1?: The complementary color is #B6D1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB4D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.