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#CF53EE Color

#CF53EE is rgb(207, 83, 238) in RGB, hsl(288, 82%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 65%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), visibly different at ΔE 11.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF53EE
HEX#CF53EE
RGBrgb(207, 83, 238)
HSLhsl(288, 82%, 63%)
HSVhsv(288, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 65%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.239 319)
LABlab(57.33% 65.23 -56.13)
LCHlch(57.33% 86.05 319.29)

What #CF53EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CF53EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CF53EE Channel Values

How #CF53EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 207 · G 83 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 82% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF53EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF53EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF53EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF53EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CF53EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF53EE.

How #CF53EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CF53EE
Protanopia#7575EE
Protanomaly#A169EE
Deuteranopia#8C8CEC
Deuteranomaly#AB7AED
Tritanopia#C07777
Tritanomaly#C66AB3
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF53EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cf53ee: #CF53EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF53EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf53ee': '#CF53EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.325, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_cf53ee">#CF53EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF53EE"

More Purple Colors

#CF53EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF53EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF53EE?

#CF53EE is a light purple — rgb(207, 83, 238) in RGB and hsl(288, 82%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.47.

What is the RGB value of #CF53EE?

#CF53EE is rgb(207, 83, 238) — red 207, green 83, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF53EE?

#CF53EE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 65%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF53EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF53EE scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF53EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF53EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 13.97, which is visibly different.

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