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#CF7AEB Color

#CF7AEB is rgb(207, 122, 235) in RGB, hsl(285, 74%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 48%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF7AEB
HEX#CF7AEB
RGBrgb(207, 122, 235)
HSLhsl(285, 74%, 70%)
HSVhsv(285, 48%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 48%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.179 317.3)
LABlab(64.06% 47.28 -43.88)
LCHlch(64.06% 64.50 317.13)

What #CF7AEB 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 #CF7AEB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 8.33Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 10.6Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 11Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.14Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 12.35Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.91

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

#CF7AEB Channel Values

How #CF7AEB 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 122 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 74% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 48% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF7AEB 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF7AEB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF7AEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF7AEB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF7AEB
Complementary
#96EB7A
Analogous
#967AEB
Analogous
#EB7ACF
Triadic
#EBCF7A
Triadic
#7AEBCF
Split comp.
#CFEB7A
Split comp.
#7AEB96

Tints & Shades of #CF7AEB

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

#D58CEE
#DC9DF0
#E2AFF3
#E9C1F6
#EFD3F8
#F5E4FB

Shades

#C052E5
#B026DF
#931CBA
#70158E
#500F66
#2D093A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF7AEB.

How #CF7AEB 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#CF7AEB
Protanopia#8D8DEB
Protanomaly#AC86EB
Deuteranopia#9D9DE9
Deuteranomaly#B390EA
Tritanopia#C38F8F
Tritanomaly#C887BB
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF7AEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf7aeb: #CF7AEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF7AEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf7aeb': '#CF7AEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.478, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_cf7aeb">#CF7AEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF7AEB"

More Purple Colors

#CF7AEB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CF7AEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF7AEB?

#CF7AEB is a light purple — rgb(207, 122, 235) in RGB and hsl(285, 74%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.33.

What is the RGB value of #CF7AEB?

#CF7AEB is rgb(207, 122, 235) — red 207, green 122, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF7AEB?

#CF7AEB converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 48%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF7AEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF7AEB scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF7AEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF7AEB 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 11, which is visibly different.

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