What color is #CFCAD8?

#CFCAD8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCAD8?

The RGB value is 207, 202, 216: 207 red, 202 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCAD8?

The complementary color is #D3D8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCAD8 color

#CFCAD8 rgb(207, 202, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCAD8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 79.2% green and 84.7% blue (207, 202, 216).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 15% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#CFCAD8 color codes

HEX	`#CFCAD8`
RGB	`rgb(207, 202, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 79.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 15%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.09, 4.31, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.09, 7.65, 304.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.245, 60.464, 73.502)`
Decimal	`13617880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCAD8, 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 #CFCAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #CFCAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcad8; }
.text { color: #cfcad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 202 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcad8, #d6cad8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CFCAD8?: #CFCAD8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCAD8?: The RGB value is 207, 202, 216: 207 red, 202 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCAD8?: The complementary color is #D3D8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.