What color is #CFC4E3?

#CFC4E3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC4E3?

The RGB value is 207, 196, 227: 207 red, 196 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC4E3?

The complementary color is #D8E3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC4E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC4E3 color

#CFC4E3 rgb(207, 196, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFC4E3 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 76.9% green and 89% blue (207, 196, 227).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 36% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#CFC4E3 color codes

HEX	`#CFC4E3`
RGB	`rgb(207, 196, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 76.9%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 36%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.9, 9.65, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.9, 17, 304.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.335, 58.291, 80.784)`
Decimal	`13616355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC4E3, 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 #CFC4E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC4E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #CFC4E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc4e3; }
.text { color: #cfc4e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc4e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 196 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc4e3, #dec4e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFC4E3?: #CFC4E3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC4E3?: The RGB value is 207, 196, 227: 207 red, 196 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC4E3?: The complementary color is #D8E3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC4E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.