What color is #CFC8E3?

#CFC8E3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC8E3?

The RGB value is 207, 200, 227: 207 red, 200 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC8E3?

The complementary color is #DCE3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC8E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC8E3 color

#CFC8E3 rgb(207, 200, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFC8E3 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 78.4% green and 89% blue (207, 200, 227).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#CFC8E3 color codes

HEX	`#CFC8E3`
RGB	`rgb(207, 200, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 78.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.9, 7.51, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.9, 14.57, 301.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.249, 60.12, 81.088)`
Decimal	`13617379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC8E3, 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 #CFC8E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC8E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #CFC8E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc8e3; }
.text { color: #cfc8e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc8e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 200 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc8e3, #dcc8e3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CFC8E3?: #CFC8E3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC8E3?: The RGB value is 207, 200, 227: 207 red, 200 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC8E3?: The complementary color is #DCE3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC8E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.