What color is #CFB7D9?

#CFB7D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB7D9?

The RGB value is 207, 183, 217: 207 red, 183 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB7D9?

The complementary color is #C1D9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB7D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB7D9 color

#CFB7D9 rgb(207, 183, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFB7D9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 71.8% green and 85.1% blue (207, 183, 217).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 31% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#CFB7D9 color codes

HEX	`#CFB7D9`
RGB	`rgb(207, 183, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 71.8%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 31%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.37, 14.69, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.37, 20.23, 316.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.188, 52.143, 72.789)`
Decimal	`13613017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB7D9, 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 #CFB7D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB7D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #CFB7D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb7d9; }
.text { color: #cfb7d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb7d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 183 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb7d9, #d9b7d2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CFB7D9?: #CFB7D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB7D9?: The RGB value is 207, 183, 217: 207 red, 183 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB7D9?: The complementary color is #C1D9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB7D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.