What color is #CFC7E4?

#CFC7E4 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 #CFC7E4?

The RGB value is 207, 199, 228: 207 red, 199 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC7E4?

The complementary color is #DCE4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC7E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC7E4 color

#CFC7E4 rgb(207, 199, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFC7E4 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 78% green and 89.4% blue (207, 199, 228).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 35% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#CFC7E4 color codes

HEX	`#CFC7E4`
RGB	`rgb(207, 199, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 78%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 35%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.68, 8.25, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.68, 15.69, 301.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.156, 59.714, 81.74)`
Decimal	`13617124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC7E4, 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 #CFC7E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC7E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #CFC7E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc7e4; }
.text { color: #cfc7e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc7e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 199 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc7e4, #ddc7e4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CFC7E4?: #CFC7E4 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 #CFC7E4?: The RGB value is 207, 199, 228: 207 red, 199 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC7E4?: The complementary color is #DCE4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC7E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.