What color is #CFC5E6?

#CFC5E6 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 #CFC5E6?

The RGB value is 207, 197, 230: 207 red, 197 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC5E6?

The complementary color is #DCE6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC5E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC5E6 color

#CFC5E6 rgb(207, 197, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFC5E6 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 77.3% green and 90.2% blue (207, 197, 230).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 40% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#CFC5E6 color codes

HEX	`#CFC5E6`
RGB	`rgb(207, 197, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 77.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 40%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.24, 9.72, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.24, 17.94, 302.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.979, 58.911, 83.059)`
Decimal	`13616614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC5E6, 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 #CFC5E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC5E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #CFC5E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc5e6; }
.text { color: #cfc5e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc5e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 197 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc5e6, #e0c5e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFC5E6?: #CFC5E6 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 #CFC5E6?: The RGB value is 207, 197, 230: 207 red, 197 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC5E6?: The complementary color is #DCE6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC5E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.