What color is #CFCAD9?

#CFCAD9 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCAD9?

The RGB value is 207, 202, 217: 207 red, 202 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCAD9?

The complementary color is #D4D9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCAD9 color

#CFCAD9 rgb(207, 202, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCAD9 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 79.2% green and 85.1% blue (207, 202, 217).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#CFCAD9 color codes

HEX	`#CFCAD9`
RGB	`rgb(207, 202, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 79.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.12, 4.5, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.12, 8.17, 303.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.375, 60.516, 74.185)`
Decimal	`13617881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCAD9, 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 #CFCAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #CFCAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcad9; }
.text { color: #cfcad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcad9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 202 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcad9, #d6cad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CFCAD9?: #CFCAD9 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCAD9?: The RGB value is 207, 202, 217: 207 red, 202 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCAD9?: The complementary color is #D4D9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.