What color is #CFBCD5?

#CFBCD5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBCD5?

The RGB value is 207, 188, 213: 207 red, 188 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBCD5?

The complementary color is #C2D5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBCD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBCD5 color

#CFBCD5 rgb(207, 188, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFBCD5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 73.7% green and 83.5% blue (207, 188, 213).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#CFBCD5 color codes

HEX	`#CFBCD5`
RGB	`rgb(207, 188, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 73.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, 11.22, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 15.08, 318.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.724, 54.036, 70.432)`
Decimal	`13614293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBCD5, 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 #CFBCD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBCD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #CFBCD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbcd5; }
.text { color: #cfbcd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbcd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 188 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbcd5, #d5bccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CFBCD5?: #CFBCD5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBCD5?: The RGB value is 207, 188, 213: 207 red, 188 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBCD5?: The complementary color is #C2D5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBCD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.