What color is #CFBDD3?

#CFBDD3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBDD3?

The RGB value is 207, 189, 211: 207 red, 189 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBDD3?

The complementary color is #C1D3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBDD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBDD3 color

#CFBDD3 rgb(207, 189, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFBDD3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 74.1% green and 82.7% blue (207, 189, 211).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#CFBDD3 color codes

HEX	`#CFBDD3`
RGB	`rgb(207, 189, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 74.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.67, 10.31, -8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.67, 13.49, 319.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.686, 54.364, 69.175)`
Decimal	`13614547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBDD3, 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 #CFBDD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBDD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #CFBDD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbdd3; }
.text { color: #cfbdd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbdd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 189 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbdd3, #d3bdcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CFBDD3?: #CFBDD3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBDD3?: The RGB value is 207, 189, 211: 207 red, 189 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBDD3?: The complementary color is #C1D3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBDD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.