What color is #CFBADA?

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

What is the RGB value of #CFBADA?

The RGB value is 207, 186, 218: 207 red, 186 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBADA?

The complementary color is #C5DABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBADA color

#CFBADA rgb(207, 186, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFBADA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 72.9% green and 85.5% blue (207, 186, 218).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#CFBADA color codes

HEX	`#CFBADA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 186, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 72.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.14, 13.26, -13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.14, 18.77, 314.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.944, 53.446, 73.685)`
Decimal	`13613786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBADA, 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 #CFBADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #CFBADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbada; }
.text { color: #cfbada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 186 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbada, #dabad5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CFBADA?: #CFBADA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBADA?: The RGB value is 207, 186, 218: 207 red, 186 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBADA?: The complementary color is #C5DABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.